salep

[ sal-ep ]

/ ˈsæl ɛp /

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noun

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

Origin of salep

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

Words nearby salep

Salem, Salem secretary, Salem witch trials, sale of work, sale or return, salep, saleratus, Salerno, saleroom, sales, sales check

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Example sentences from the Web for salep

The same weight of materials, without the salep, gave only 23⁄4lbs.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
Salep is now almost entirely disused in Great Britain; but we remember many saloop-stalls in our streets.
Club Life of London, Volume II (of 2)|John Timbs
Dr Percival has recommended the addition of salep with the same intention.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
Salep, sal′ep, n. the dried tubers of Orchis mascula: the food prepared from it.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

Red Port wine was now given more freely in his medicated water; and his nourishment consisted of sago and salep.
Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air|Joseph Priestley

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

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

单词	salep
释义	salep [ sal-ep ] / ˈsæl ɛp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR salep ON THESAURUS.COM noun a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids. Origin of salep 1730–40; <Turkish salep<dialectal Arabic saḥlab, perhaps shortened variant of Arabic khusā al-thaʿlab fox's testicles; cf. saloop Words nearby salep Salem, Salem secretary, Salem witch trials, sale of work, sale or return, salep, saleratus, Salerno, saleroom, sales, sales check Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for salep The same weight of materials, without the salep, gave only 23⁄4lbs. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley Salep is now almost entirely disused in Great Britain; but we remember many saloop-stalls in our streets. Club Life of London, Volume II (of 2)\|John Timbs Dr Percival has recommended the addition of salep with the same intention. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley Salep, sal′ep, n. the dried tubers of Orchis mascula: the food prepared from it. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various Red Port wine was now given more freely in his medicated water; and his nourishment consisted of sago and salep. Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air\|Joseph Priestley 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 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 Words related to salep beet, potato, bulb, root, taro, yam, turnip, jalap
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salep

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noun

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