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salep

[ sal-ep ]

noun

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


salep

/ ˈsælɛp /

noun

  1. the dried ground starchy tubers of various orchids, used for food and formerly as drugs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of salep1

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

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
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Example Sentences

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.

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