jalap

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/ˈd͡ʒæləp//ˈd͡ʒɑləp//hæləp/

noun

A cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico.

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Meanings

jalap1

nounjalap (uncountable)

alternative jallap · alternative jalop

  1. uncountableA cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico.

    He’s stinking with money and thinks you’re not a gentleman. His old fellow made his tin by selling jalap to Zulus or some bloody swindle or other.

    1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 1]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC

jalap2

nounjalap (plural jalaps)

plural jalaps

  1. informalA jalapeño.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:jalap.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
jalapeño

Origin

jalap · noun

From the city of Xalapa in Mexico.

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jalap · noun

A shortening of jalapeño.

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Translations

Polish jalapa
  • jalapaa cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico
Tagalog halapa
  • halapaa cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico
Cite this entry
APA

jalap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jalap

MLA

“jalap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jalap. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jalap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jalap.

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