salep.
A starch or jelly made out of plants in the Orchidaceae family, such as early-purple orchids (Orchis mascula).
Meaning & usage
A starch or jelly made out of plants in the Orchidaceae family, such as early-purple orchids (Orchis mascula).
Alternative form of saloop (“aromatic drink originally made with salep”).
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Arabic خُصَى (ḵuṣā) Proto-Semitic *ṯaʕlab- Arabic ثَعْلَب (ṯaʕlab) Arabic خُصَى الثَعْلَب (ḵuṣā aṯ-ṯaʕlab) Arabic سَحْلَب (saḥlab)bor. Ottoman Turkish سالپ (sālep) Turkish salepbor. French salepbor. English salep Borrowed from French salep, borrowed from Turkish salep, from Ottoman Turkish سالپ (sālep), borrowed from Arabic سَحْلَب (saḥlab), from خُصَى الثَعْلَب (ḵuṣā aṯ-ṯaʕlab), from خُصَى (ḵuṣā) + ثَعْلَب (ṯaʕlab), literally “fox testicles”.
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