shrub2 Syllabification: (shrub)Pronunciation: /SHrəb/Translate shrub | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of shrub noun 1a drink made of sweetened fruit juice and liquor, typically rum or brandy. 2a slightly acid cordial made from fruit juice and water. Origin: early 18th century: from Arabic šurb, šarāb, from šariba 'to drink'; compare with sherbet and syrupshrub in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of shrub in the British & World English dictionary