sarsaparrella

Borrowed from Spanish zarzaparrilla.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [sər.sə.pəˈre.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [saɾ.sa.paˈre.ʎa]

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sarsaparrella f (plural sarsaparrelles)

1. a common name for various plants in the genus Smilax, such as the Mediterranean smilax (Smilax aspera) and the sarsaparilla (Smilax regelii)
2. sarsaparilla (root of Smilax regelii or a related species)
3. sarsaparilla (non-alcoholic drink flavoured with sarsaparilla root; root beer)

• sarsa

• “sarsaparrella”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007