Etymology

mahleb

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Today it means: A Middle Eastern spice derived from the pit of the mahaleb cherry (Prunus mahaleb) Full definition →

Arabic مَحْلَب
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  1. Arabic · derived fromمَحْلَب“mahaleb cherry”
  2. English todaymahleb

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

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