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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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Words related to salep

beet, potato, bulb, root, taro, yam, turnip, jalap

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British Dictionary definitions for salep

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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