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Definitions: Sarsaparilla |
SarsaparillaNoun1. Any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves. 2. Carbonated drink flavored with an extract from sarsaparilla root or with birch oil and sassafras. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "sarsaparilla" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
Etymology: Sarsaparilla \Sar`sa*pa*ril"la\, noun. [from Spanish expression zarzaparrilla; zarza bramble (perhaps from Bisc. zartzia) parra vine, or Parillo, physician said to have discovered it.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Synonym by domain: greenbrier (food & agriculture, biology & biotechnology). |
Crosswords: Sarsaparilla |
| English words defined with "sarsaparilla": American spikenard, Aralia nudicaulis, Aralia racemosa ♦ bristly sarsaparilla ♦ Carex arenaria, China root ♦ false sarsaparilla ♦ German sarsaparilla ♦ life-of-man ♦ Parillin, petty morel ♦ sand reed, sand sedge, Sarsa, sarsaparilla root ♦ Wild sarsaparilla, wild sarsparilla. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "sarsaparilla": HOOD ♦ PIPER AURITUM ♦ spignut. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Ayer's Sarsaparilla.Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Hood's Sarsaparilla.Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | The Discovery Of America : Ayer's Sarsaparilla.Credit: National Library of Medicine. | ||
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| "Sarsaparilla" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 90.00% of the time. "Sarsaparilla" is used about 10 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 90% | 9 | 117,287 |
| Noun (proper) | 10% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 10 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "sarsaparilla": bristly sarsaparilla ♦ false sarsaparilla ♦ German sarsaparilla ♦ sarsaparilla root ♦ sarsaparilla saponin ♦ wild sarsaparilla. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
sarsaparilla | 66 |
sarsaparilla root | 7 |
recipe sarsaparilla | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "sarsaparilla"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | sarsaparilla, sarsaparil (greenbrier, sarsaparilla plant). (various references) | |
Dutch | sarsaparille. (various references) | |
Farsi | عشبه بیابانی(گ.ش.). (various references) | |
French | salsepareille (sarsaparilla plant). (various references) | |
German | Sassaparille, Sarsaparille (greenbrier, sarsaparilla plant). (various references) | |
Greek | ρίζα τησ σαρσαπαρίλλασ, σμίλαξ (greenbrier, sarsaparilla plant, smilax, yew), σαρσαπαρίλλα, ελαφρό ποτό. (various references) | |
Italian | salspariglia (greenbrier, sarsaparilla plant), salsapariglia. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | arsaparillasay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | sarçaparrilha (greenbrier, sarsaparilla plant), salseiro (greenbrier, sarsaparilla plant), salsaparrilha (greenbrier, sarsaparilla plant), salsaparilha, salsa-americana, salsa americana (greenbrier, sarsaparilla plant), zarza (greenbrier, sarsaparilla plant), legação (greenbrier, legation, sarsaparilla plant), jarrilho (greenbrier, sarsaparilla plant), alegra-campo (greenbrier, sarsaparilla plant). (various references) | |
Russian | саспарилла (sarsaparillas). (various references) | |
Spanish | zarzaparrilla (greenbrier, sarsaparilla plant). (various references) | |
Swedish | sarsaparill. (various references) | |
Thai | รากของพืชจำพวก Smilax เป็นยาบำรุงและขับปัสสาวะ. (various references) | |
Turkish | saparna. (various references) | |
Ukranian | сасапарель. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
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| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Smilax aspera, Smilax spp.. (various references) |
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Words beginning with "sarsaparilla": sarsaparillas. (additional references) | |
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"Sarsaparilla" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: sarsparilla, Sasperella. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "sarsaparilla" (pronounced 'Sar`sa*pa*ril"la'): Ala, Algarovilla, Ampulla, Angola, Armilla, Arolla, Axilla, Bandala, Banderilla, Barilla, bengola, Beteela, Bulla, Cabrilla, Calcavella, Calla, Camarilla, Canella, Capella, Cappella, Carambola, Cedilla, Cella, Chinchilla, Cicala, Claribella, Coccinella, Codilla, Columbella, Columella, Coronilla, Dendrocoela, Emgalla, Euplectella, Fabella, Favella, Fenes-tella, Fibrilla, flotilla, Fovilla, Fringilla, gala, Gentianella, gorgonzola, gorilla, granadilla, Granilla, guerilla, Gula, Impalla, Intermaxilla, Kamala, koala, lamella, Lirella, Locustella, mammilla, mandola, mantilla, Manzanilla, Marginella, Marsala, maxilla, medulla, Micella, Mochila, Mulla, Nyula, Olla, osteocolla, Padella, Palla, palola, Papilla, Paracorolla, Patella, Pathopoela, Perilla, Phainopepla, Philomela, Pimola, Praemaxilla, Predella, Premaxilla, Pseudonavicella, Pseudostella, Psylla, Pteryla, Pulsatilla, Pyla, Rachilla, ravenala, Rhabdocoela, Rhachilla, Rhynchonella, Rosella, Rotella, rubella, Sabadilla, Sabella, Saccharilla, Saltarella, sapodilla, Scagliola, Scala, Scaliola, scintilla, Scylla, Semolella, sequela, Sigla, Spongilla, Squamella, squilla, stela, Stola, Strobila, Subumbrella, Sula, Supermaxilla, Symphyla, Talegalla, tarantella, tequila, Tetracoralla, Thecla, Tigella, Tola, tortilla, Trehala, Tremella, Turbinella, Turritella, umbrella, Urodela, Valhalla, Vanilla, Varicella, Velella, Villa, Villanella, Vitrella, Vorticella, Wyla, Zilla, Zoochlorella, Zorilla. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-a-i-l-l-p-r-r-s-s" | |
-4 letters: aplasias. | |
-5 letters: aplasia, parrals, pillars, spirals. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-a-a-i-l-l-p-r-r-s-s" | |
+1 letter: sarsaparillas. | |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100001 01110010 01110011 01100001 01110000 01100001 01110010 01101001 01101100 01101100 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S a r s a p a r i l l a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0061 0072 0073 0061 0070 0061 0072 0069 006C 006C 0061 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)536784856782678475787867 |
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