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Meaning of "sarsaparilla" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SARSAPARILLA

From Spanish zarzaparrilla, from zarza a bramble, (from Arabic šaras) + -parrilla, from Spanish parra a climbing plant.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SARSAPARILLA

sarsaparilla  [ˌsɑːsəpəˈrɪlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SARSAPARILLA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sarsaparilla is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SARSAPARILLA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sarsaparilla in the English dictionary

The first definition of sarsaparilla in the dictionary is any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having large aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves: family Smilacaceae. Other definition of sarsaparilla is the dried roots of any of these plants, formerly used as a medicine. Sarsaparilla is also a nonalcoholic drink prepared from these roots.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SARSAPARILLA


antiguerrilla
ˌæntɪɡəˈrɪlə
barilla
bəˈrɪlə
cabrilla
kəˈbrɪlə
camarilla
ˌkæməˈrɪlə
cascarilla
ˌkæskəˈrɪlə
counterguerilla
ˌkaʊntəɡəˈrɪlə
driller
ˈdrɪlə
fibrilar
ˈfaɪbrɪlə
fibrillar
ˈfaɪbrɪlə
gorilla
ɡəˈrɪlə
griller
ˈɡrɪlə
guerilla
ɡəˈrɪlə
guerrilla
ɡəˈrɪlə
hydrilla
haɪˈdrɪlə
perilla
pəˈrɪlə
spirilla
spaɪˈrɪlə
spirillar
spaɪˈrɪlə
thriller
ˈθrɪlə
triller
ˈtrɪlə
zorilla
zəˈrɪlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SARSAPARILLA

sarracenia
sarraceniaceous
sarrasin
Sarraute
sarrazin
Sarre
sarrusophone
SARS
sarsden
sarsen
sarsenet
sarsnet
Sarthe
Sarto
sartor
sartorial
sartorially
sartorian

WORDS THAT END LIKE SARSAPARILLA

Anguilla
banderilla
Barranquilla
Castilla
chinchilla
cuadrilla
fibrilla
flotilla
manilla
mantilla
manzanilla
Melilla
quesadilla
seguidilla
Sevilla
tortilla
urban guerrilla
vanilla
villa
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Synonyms and antonyms of sarsaparilla in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sarsaparilla» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SARSAPARILLA

Find out the translation of sarsaparilla to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sarsaparilla from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sarsaparilla» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

菝葜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

zarzaparrilla
570 millions of speakers

English

sarsaparilla
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Sarsaparilla
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نبات الفشاغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сарсапарель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

salsaparrilha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sarsaparilla
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

salsepareille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sarsaparilla
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sarsaparille
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サルサパリラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인삼차
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sarsaparilla
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Sarsaparilla
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நன்னாரிச் செடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सरपैरला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saparna
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

salsapariglia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sarsaparilla
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сарсапарель
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sarsaparilla
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σαρσαπαρίλλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sarsaparilla
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sarsaparilla
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sarsaparilla
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sarsaparilla

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SARSAPARILLA»

The term «sarsaparilla» is regularly used and occupies the 105.367 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SARSAPARILLA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sarsaparilla» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sarsaparilla» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sarsaparilla

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SARSAPARILLA»

Discover the use of sarsaparilla in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sarsaparilla and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lime, lemon & sarsaparilla: the Italian community in South ...
"This book evokes the life of the Italian community in south Wales from the end of the 19th century to the end of the Second World War, when the Italian café was central to the social life of many small communities in the industrialized ...
Colin Hughes, 1991
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Dr. Radway's Sarsaparilla Resolvent
With his father in prison, fourteen-year-old William is left to manage the house and seeks to find a way to save his mother from the paralyzing grief brought on by the death of Francis, her son and William's older brother.
Beth Kephart, 2013
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Sarsaparilla to sorcery
His critical writing has appeared in Artforum, Bookforum, Flash Art and Art & Text. Exhibition: Binghamton University, SUNY NY 9/28/07-11/3/07
Jeff Gibson, Jeffrey Kastner, Lynn Gamwell, 2007
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Sarsaparilla, and Sarsaparilla so-called: a popular analysis ...
but experience has proved, that we seek in vain for the same effects from infusions or decoctions of these substances that we find in genuine sarsaparilla. ITALIAN SARSAPARILLA.—Sm7:law mam, the original species from which the tropical ...
Linnæus SMILAX (M.D., pseud.), 1854
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The Sarsaparilla Souvenir
Even the sarsaparilla leaves from me dilly bag seemed to do no good when I made him a brew each night with some of the tea they gave us with our evening gruel. Normally they were known to work wonders as a remedy but maybe their age ...
Jo Anne Rey, 2005
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CRC Handbook of Alternative Cash Crops
SMILAX ARISTOLOCHllFOUA Mill. (SMILACACEAE) - Mexican sarsaparilla USES: Once widely used in root beer, sarsaparilla extracts are used now (up to 13 ppm) in baked goods (up to 0.2%), beverages, candies, and frozen dairy desserts.
James A. Duke, 1993
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The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink
BRUCE KRAIG Sarsaparilla The word “sarsaparilla” may evoke images of languid belles and parched cowboys, but its etymology is decidedly less romantic . An Anglicization of zarzaparilla, it refers at once to various New World plant species ...
Andrew F. Smith, 2007
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The elements of materia medica and therapeutics
Sarsaparilla : — Commercial Sorts. 275 a. Geographical classification. — Sarsaparilla is exclusively the produce of America, and grows in the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. The exact limits are not ...
Jonathan Pereira, 1855
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A Practical Manual of the Treatment of Club-foot
2. Central American sarsapan'lla.—Guatemala produces sarsaparilla, which is sometimes exported to Jamaica; but it is not distinguished in European commerce as the produce of Guatemala. Honduras sarsaparilla is a well-known and distinct ...
Lewis Albert Sayre, 1854
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The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
and bitterer. Finally, if we consider that the alcoholic extract represents eight times its weight of sarsaparilla, it may be conceived that its employment offers advantages in relation to the simplicity of the proportions. Thus by dissolving one  ...
‎1829

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SARSAPARILLA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sarsaparilla is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nature in Short / Barappa-manju wheat dumplings and sarsaparilla
The ceremony started off with making barappa-manju, wheat dumplings filled with sweet azuki bean paste and steamed on top of a sarsaparilla leaf. «The Japan News, Jul 15»
2
Idaho City ice cream parlor flooded, closes again
"We were back in business, it was good to see," said Tom Gilbert, the husband of Sarsaparilla's owner. "Came up to do some work on the place and get ready to ... «KTVB, Jul 15»
3
Some Idaho City businesses set to reopen
Workers at the Sarsaparilla Ice Cream Parlor are hard at work as they get ready to open Friday, June 26th. "If it was up to me I would have been out here dishing ... «KTVB, Jun 15»
4
Chunky beef and sarsaparilla hand pies
Stir in sarsaparilla and barbecue sauce. Add thyme. Season with pepper. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, for 2 hours. Step 3. Remove lid. «Taste.com.au, Jun 15»
5
Product Launch - Diageo's Jeremiah Weed Spiced, Cinnamon and …
The new flavours - Spiced, Cinnamon and Sarsaparilla - are aimed at consumers looking for “ fun and intrigue” in spirits, Diageo said. The range consists of:. «just-drinks.com, Nov 14»
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Jeremiah Weed Launches Spiced, Cinnamon and Sarsaparilla
Jeremiah Weed Sarsaparilla Whiskey features old-fashioned sarsaparilla root (similar to root beer) that blends naturally with the dried fruit and oak barrel notes ... «BevNET.com, Oct 14»
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Jeremiah Weed to Pique Curiosity with Line of Strangely Delicious …
Jeremiah Weed Sarsaparilla Whiskey features old-fashioned sarsaparilla root (similar to root beer) that blends naturally with the dried fruit and oak barrel notes, ... «PR Newswire, Oct 14»
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Masih Ingat Minuman Jadul Orson dan Sarsaparilla?
Jakarta - Anda yang masih anak-anak atau sudah dewasa di tahun 1980 sampai 1990-an mungkin tahu minuman-minuman ringan ini. Ada yang berkarbonasi ... «Detikcom, Oct 14»
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Espinosa & Cigar Dojo Partner for Sarsaparilla
It's called Sensei's Sensational Sarsaparilla, named after the soda that served as the origin of root beer. It's a 5 1/2 x 52 belicoso that has a Nicaraguan San ... «halfwheel.com, Sep 14»
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Garlic Fest 14: 'Wild West burgers' take the cake at Great Garlic …
The Phoenix woman's winning dish, described as sarsaparilla-glazed Wild West burgers and southwest sweet potatoes, impressed a panel of judges and edged ... «Gilroy Dispatch, Jul 14»

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