Nabulsi soap

noun

An ivory-coloured, almost scentless Castile soap produced in Nablus in the West Bank, Palestine, using virgin olive oil.

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Meanings

nounNabulsi soap (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn ivory-coloured, almost scentless Castile soap produced in Nablus in the West Bank, Palestine, using virgin olive oil.

Origin

Partial calque of Arabic صَابُون نَابُلْسِيّ (ṣābūn nābulsiyy).

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Nabulsi soap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nabulsi%20soap

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“Nabulsi soap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nabulsi%20soap. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nabulsi soap,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nabulsi%20soap.

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