English Explanatory Dictionary

mahleb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Middle Eastern spice derived from the pit of the mahaleb cherry (Prunus mahaleb)

Word forms

mahleb mahlab mahaleb

Etymology

From Arabic مَحْلَب (maḥlab, “mahaleb cherry”), from حَلَبَ (ḥalaba, “to milk”).

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