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salep.

Orchis mascula, early purple orchid, early spring orchis.

5 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/saːˈlep/
  1. Orchis mascula, early purple orchid, early spring orchis.

  2. The white powder acquired by grinding the tubers of this plant.

  3. The drink made by mixing the powder with sweetened milk or water.

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 salep Inherited 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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