zarzaparrilla

Spanish

Etymology

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

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

 
  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

  • 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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