sarsaparilla

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"Take a glass of sarsaparilla, then."

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  1. noun Any of several tropical American plants of the genus Smilax, having fragrant roots used as a flavoring.
  2. noun The dried roots of any of these plants.
  3. noun A sweet soft drink flavored with these roots.

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  1. Spanish zarzaparrilla : zarza, bramble (from Arabic šaras, colloquial variant of širs, from šarasa, to be vicious, ultimately from šarra; see śrr in Semitic roots) + parrilla, diminutive of parra, vine.

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  1. = Dutch sarsaparilla = G. Danish sarsaparilla = Swedish sarsaparill = French salsepareille = Italian salsapariglia, from Spanish zarzaparilla, now zarzaparrilla = Portuguese salsaparrilha, sarsaparilla, orig. Smilax aspera; usually explained as from Spanish zarza, a bramble (supposed to be from Basque sarizia, a bramble), + parilla, *parrilla, supposed to be a diminutive of parra, a trained vine (others suggest Parillo, name of a physician said to have first employed it).
 

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/sɑrsəpəˈrɪlə/
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