[ˈsaləp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a starchy preparation of the dried tubers of various orchids, used as a thickener in cooking and as the basis of a drink


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Origin:
mid 18th century: from French, from Turkish sālep, from Arabic (ḵuṣa-'ṯ-) ṯa‘lab, the name of an orchid (literally ‘fox's testicles’)