Definitions For Salep

Noun

SALEP. (countable and uncountable, plural SALEPs) A starch#noun, starch or jelly made out of plant#noun, plants in the orchidaceae family, such as the {{vern, early-purple orchid}} (Orchis mascula).

Alternative forms

saloop salop

Related terms

saloop, , aromatic drink originally made with salep

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, fr, salep}}, from {{der, en, tr, salep}}, from {{der, en, ar, سَحْلَب, , type of orchid}}.{{R:Online Etymology Dictionary}} According to the {{w, Oxford English Dictionary}}, the Arabic word is said to be a contraction of خُصْيَة, خُصَى ثعلب, الثَعْلَب, t=fox testicles (ثعلب, الثَعْلَب, fox + خُصْيَة, خُصًى, testicles), referring to the testicle-like root#noun, root tubers.{{R:Lexico}}

Anagrams

ALSEP, ELSPA, Lapes, Leaps, Pales, Peals, Slape, e-pals, lapse, leaps, lepas, pales, peals, pleas, sepal, slape, spale