jalap

English

Etymology 1

From the city of Xalapa in Mexico.

Alternative forms

jallap (obsolete)
jalop

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒæləp/, /ˈd͡ʒɑləp/

Noun

jalap (uncountable)

A cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico.
- 1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 1]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC:
  He’s stinking with money and thinks you’re not a gentleman. His old fellow made his tin by selling jalap to Zulus or some bloody swindle or other.

Derived terms

Translations

a cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico

Tagalog: halapa

Etymology 2

Shortening of jalapeño.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hæləp/

Noun

jalap (plural jalaps)

(informal) A jalapeño.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:jalap.

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