zarzaparrilla

Spanish

Etymology

From zarza (“bramble”) +‎ parrilla (“little vine”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /θaɾθapaˈriʝa/ [θaɾ.θa.paˈri.ʝa] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /θaɾθapaˈriʎa/ [θaɾ.θa.paˈri.ʎa] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /saɾsapaˈriʃa/ [saɾ.sa.paˈri.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /saɾsapaˈriʒa/ [saɾ.sa.paˈri.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: zar‧za‧pa‧rri‧lla

Noun

zarzaparrilla f (plural zarzaparrillas)

  1. sarsaparilla (plant)
  2. sarsaparilla (soft drink prepared with the root of this plant)
    • 1966, Federico Carlos Sáinz de Robles, editor, Teatro español, page 364:
      A uno, cuando le cuentan cosas antiguas, las escucha con nostalgia; parece una época perfecta, llena de añoranzas; una época que daba gusto pasear por Madrid a las cuatro de la mañana y tomarte una zarzaparrilla si se te antojaba; […]
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  3. false daisy (Eclipta prostrata)

Descendants

  • → Catalan: sarsaparrella
  • → English: sarsaparilla

Further reading

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