transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsa-ləp, sə-ˈlep ]
noun
Etymology: French or Spanish, both from Arabic dialect saḥlab, perhaps alteration of Arabic ( khuṣy al- ) tha‘lab, literally, testicles of the fox
Date: 1736
: the starchy or mucilaginous dried tubers of various Old World orchids (especially genus Orchis ) used for food or in medicine