jalap
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English
Etymology 1
From the city of Xalapa in Mexico.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
jalap (uncountable)
- A cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico.
- 1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 1]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, , →OCLC:
- 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.
Derived terms
- Tampico jalap (from Ipomoea simulans)
- Vera Cruz jalap (Ipomoea purga)
- false jalap (Mirabilis jalapa)
Translations
a cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico
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Etymology 2
Shortening of jalapeño.
Pronunciation
Noun
jalap (plural jalaps)
- (informal) A jalapeño.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:jalap.