sarsaparilla
sar·sa·pa·rilla
noun
carbonated drink flavored with an extract from sarsaparilla root or with birch oil and sassafras
Origin
From Spanish zarzaparrilla. The first element may ultimately derive from Basque; see Spanish zarza (“blackberry bush”) for more. The usual pronunciation of the first part of the word as /sæsp-/ or /sɑːsp-/ may be due to dissimilatory loss of the first of two r sounds (compare governor /ˈɡʌvənɚ/ and February /ˈfɛb.juˌɛɹi/). Occasionally this word is pronounced with a schwa between the s and the p, or without a schwa between the p and the r.
Phrases
- bristly sarsaparilla
- false sarsaparilla
- Honduran sarsaparilla
- Indian sarsaparilla
- Jamaican sarsaparilla
- Mexican sarsaparilla
- native sarsaparilla
- Para sarsaparilla
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