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| sal·ep [ sálləp ] |
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orchid tubers dried and ground: a starchy powder produced from ground dried tubers of various orchids. Use: food thickener.
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| [Mid-18th century. Via French< Turkish sālep, < Arabic ṯa'lab, shortening of ḵuṣaṯ-ṯa'lab "orchid," literally "fox's testicles"] |
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