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/seuh loohp"/, n.a hot drink prepared originally from salep but later from sassafras, together with milk and sugar.[1705-15; var. of SALEP]
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Saloop — Sa*loop (s[.a]*l[=oo]p ), n. An aromatic drink prepared from sassafras bark and other ingredients, at one time much used in London. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). [1913 Webster] {Saloop bush} (Bot.), an Australian shrub ({Rhagodia hastata}) of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
saloop — [sə lo͞op′] n. [var. of SALEP] Historical a hot drink made from powdered salep or from sassafras … English World dictionary
saloop — Salep Sal ep (s[a^]l [e^]p), n. [Ar. sahleb, perhaps a corruption of an Arabic word for fox, one Ar. name of the orchis signifying literally, fox s testicles: cf. F. salep.] [Written also {saleb}, {salop}, and {saloop}.] The dried tubers of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Saloop bush — Saloop Sa*loop (s[.a]*l[=oo]p ), n. An aromatic drink prepared from sassafras bark and other ingredients, at one time much used in London. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). [1913 Webster] {Saloop bush} (Bot.), an Australian shrub ({Rhagodia… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
saloop — sa·loop … English syllables
saloop — /səˈlup/ (say suh loohp) noun a hot drink prepared from salep, or, later, from sassafras or other herbs. {variant of salep} …
saloop — n. salep; sassafras; drink made of salep and milk … Dictionary of difficult words
saloop — səˈlüp noun also salop ˈsaləp, səˈläp ( s) Etymology: modification of French or Spanish salep more at salep 1. : salep 2 … Useful english dictionary
Rhagodia hastata — Saloop Sa*loop (s[.a]*l[=oo]p ), n. An aromatic drink prepared from sassafras bark and other ingredients, at one time much used in London. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). [1913 Webster] {Saloop bush} (Bot.), an Australian shrub ({Rhagodia… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Salep — ( tr. salep sahlep) from ar. سحلب saḥlab) referring to both orchid as well as the salep drink. It is a flour made from grinding the dried tubers of Orchis mascula , Orchis militaris and related species of orchids, which contain a nutritious… … Wikipedia
