jalap

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico. uncountable
    — 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.
  2. A jalapeño. informal
    — For quotations using this term, see Citations:jalap.

词形变化

jallap alternative jalop alternative jalaps plural

词源

词源 1
From the city of Xalapa in Mexico.
词源 2
Shortening of jalapeño.
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