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salep

Pronunciation: /ˈsæləp/

The English word “salep” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A starch or jelly made out of plants in the Orchidaceae family, such as early-purple orchids (Orchis mascula).

Etymology

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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