salep
A starch or jelly made out of plants in the Orchidaceae family, such as early-purple…A starch or jelly made out of plants in the Orchidaceae family, such as early-purple orchids (Orchis mascula).
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A starch or jelly made out of plants in the Orchidaceae family, such as early-purple orchids (Orchis mascula).
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from French salep, borrowed from Turkish salep, from Ottoman Turkish سالپ (sālep)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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Forms
plural: salepsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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