salep

n. 一种食用淀粉

发音

US /ˈsæləp/
UK /ˈsæləp/

词形变化

saleps 复数 saleps

别名

saleb saloop salop

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

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  2. 2.

    Alternative form of saloop (“aromatic drink originally made with salep”).

    兰茎粉

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词源

Borrowed from French salep, from Turkish salep, from Arabic سَحْلَب (saḥlab, “type of orchid”). According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the Arabic word is said to be a contraction of خُصَى الثَعْلَب (ḵuṣā aṯ-ṯaʕlab, “fox testicles”) (الثَعْلَب (aṯ-ṯaʕlab, “fox”) + خُصًى (ḵuṣan, “testicles”)), referring to the testicle-like root tubers.

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