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salep

[ sal-ep ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.

salep

/ ˈsælɛp /

the dried ground starchy tubers of various orchids, used for food and formerly as drugs

Origin of salep¹

1730–40; < Turkish salep < dialectal Arabic saḥlab, perhaps shortened variant of Arabic khusā al-thaʿlab fox's testicles; saloop

Origin of salep¹

C18: via French and Turkish from Arabic sahlab, shortened from khusy ath-tha`lab, literally: fox's testicles, name of an orchid

Tacca starch or Otaheite187 salep; from the tubers of tacca oceanica.

Called also salep, and salop; it was a greasy-looking beverage, sold much on stalls in the early morning.

Salep, sal′ep, n. the dried tubers of Orchis mascula: the food prepared from it.

Red Port wine was now given more freely in his medicated water; and his nourishment consisted of sago and salep.

If too much salep is added, it gives its peculiar flavour to the bread.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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