sarsaparilla

English

Mexican sarsaparilla, Smilax aristolochiifolia.

Alternative forms

• sarsparilla, sasaparilla, sasparilla

Etymology

From Spanish zarzaparrilla. The first element may ultimately derive from Basque; see Spanish zarza (“blackberry bush”) for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɑːspəˈɹɪlə/
• IPA^(key): /ˌsaspəˈɹɛlə/
• IPA^(key): /ˌsæspəˈɹɪlə/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

sarsaparilla (countable and uncountable, plural sarsaparillas)

1. Any of various tropical (Central and South) American vines of the genus Smilax, such as , which have fragrant roots.
2. The dried roots of these plants, or a flavoring material extracted from these roots.
3. A beverage (soft drink) flavored with this root, such as root beer.
4. Any of several North American plants, of the genus Aralia, having umbels and small white flowers.

Translations

vine of the genus Smilax

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 撒爾沙植物／撒尔沙植物, 撒尔沙植物 (sā'ěrshā zhíwù)

• Esperanto: smilako
• Finnish: sarsaparilla (fi)
• French: salsepareille (fr) f
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• German: Sarsaparille f, Sarsaparilla f, Stechwinde f
• Italian: salsapariglia f
• Portuguese: salsaparrilha f
• Spanish: zarzaparrilla (es) f
• Tagalog: sagnik, sabnik, sarsaparilya

Further reading

• sarsaparilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia