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salep
[ sal-ep ]
/ ˈsæl ɛp /
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noun
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
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Origin of salep
1730–40; <Turkish salep<dialectal Arabic saḥlab, perhaps shortened variant of Arabic khusā al-thaʿlab fox's testicles; cf. saloop
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salep
/ (ˈsælɛp) /
noun
the dried ground starchy tubers of various orchids, used for food and formerly as drugs
Word Origin for salep
C18: via French and Turkish from Arabic sahlab, shortened from khusy ath-tha`lab, literally: fox's testicles, name of an orchid
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