Definition of sarsaparilla noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sarsaparilla

noun

/ˌsɑːspəˈrɪlə/,

/ˌsɑːsəpəˈrɪlə/

/ˌsɑːrspəˈrɪlə/,

/ˌsɑːrsəpəˈrɪlə/

[uncountable] a dried substance that is used to give taste to drinks and medicines, obtained from a plant also called sarsaparilla

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[uncountable, countable] a drink made with sarsaparillaTopics Drinksc2

Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Spanish zarzaparilla, from zarza ‘bramble’ + a diminutive of parra ‘vine’.

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