jalap
jalapa
A cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous…A cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico.
/ˈd͡ʒæləp/
Translations
1 languagesMeaning
2 senses(uncountable)A cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico.
(informal)A jalapeño.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:jalap.
Origin
From the city of Xalapa in Mexico. A shortening of jalapeño.Forms
plural: jalapsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.