jalap en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈd͡ʒæləp/
- /ˈd͡ʒɑləp/
Etymology
From the city of Xalapa in Mexico.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico.
He’s stinking with money and thinks you’re not a gentleman. His old fellow made his tin by selling jalap to Zulus or some bloody swindle or other.
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 1]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jallap | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jalop | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Tampico jalap · jalapin · Vera Cruz jalap · false jalap
Translations (2)
pl jalapa (a cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico) · tl halapa (a cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico)