Etymology

trehala

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Today it means: Manna from the cocoons of the insects Larinus maculatus and Larinus nidificans. Full definition →

New Latin trehāla ← Turkish tıgala ← Classical Persian تیغال
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  1. Classical Persian · derived fromتیغال“a kind of manna”
  2. Turkish · derived fromtıgala
  3. New Latin · borrowed fromtrehāla
  4. English todaytrehala

From New Latin trehāla, from Turkish tıgala, from Classical Persian تیغال (tīġāl, “a kind of manna”).

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