transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsas-pə-ˈri-lə, ˌsärs-, -ˈre-; ˌsa-sə-, ˌsär-sə- ]
noun
Etymology: Spanish zarzaparrilla, from zarza bush + parrilla, diminutive of parra vine
Date: 1577
1.
a. : any of various tropical American greenbriers
b. : the dried roots of a sarsaparilla used especially as a flavoring
2. : any of various plants (as wild sarsaparilla) that resemble or are used as a substitute for sarsaparilla
3. : a sweetened carbonated beverage flavored with sassafras and oil distilled from a European birch