See also: Sarsaparilla

English

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Mexican sarsaparilla (Smilax aristolochiifolia)

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Etymology

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From Spanish zarzaparrilla. The first element may ultimately derive from Basque; see Spanish zarza (blackberry bush) for more.

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Noun

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sarsaparilla (countable and uncountable, plural sarsaparillas)

  1. Any of various tropical (Central and South) American vines of the genus Smilax, such as Smilax aspera, which have fragrant roots.
  2. The dried roots of these plants, or a flavoring material extracted from these roots.
  3. A beverage (soft drink) flavored with this root, such as root beer.
    • 1951, John Lardner, Strong Cigars and Lovely Women, page 4:
      [] If Cassidy goes around shooting their fingers off, how are they going to lift their sarsaparilla?” “Rustlers don't drink sarsaparilla,” came the reply, ending the conversation and throwing me back inside my twenty-yard line.
    • 1985, Jill Davies, A Garden of Miracles, →ISBN, page 52:
      Many root teas taste delightful and the old American drink, sarsaparilla, was made on the lines of a decoction, while its pleasant taste was known by most of Victorian Britain.
    • 1998, Joel and Ethan Coen, The Big Lebowski (motion picture), spoken by The Stranger (Sam Elliott):
      Say, friend, you got any more of that good sarsaparilla?
  4. Any of several North American plants, of the genus Aralia, having umbels and small white flowers.

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See also

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  • (botanical ingredients of root beer): sassafras

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From English sarsaparilla, from Spanish zarzaparilla.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑrsɑpɑrilːɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝rs̠ɑ̝pɑ̝ˌrilːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ilːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): sar‧sa‧pa‧ril‧la

Noun

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sarsaparilla

  1. sarsaparilla (any tree of the genus Smilax; their roots)

Declension

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Inflection of sarsaparilla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative sarsaparilla sarsaparillat
genitive sarsaparillan sarsaparillojen
partitive sarsaparillaa sarsaparilloja
illative sarsaparillaan sarsaparilloihin
singular plural
nominative sarsaparilla sarsaparillat
accusative nom. sarsaparilla sarsaparillat
gen. sarsaparillan
genitive sarsaparillan sarsaparillojen
sarsaparillain rare
partitive sarsaparillaa sarsaparilloja
inessive sarsaparillassa sarsaparilloissa
elative sarsaparillasta sarsaparilloista
illative sarsaparillaan sarsaparilloihin
adessive sarsaparillalla sarsaparilloilla
ablative sarsaparillalta sarsaparilloilta
allative sarsaparillalle sarsaparilloille
essive sarsaparillana sarsaparilloina
translative sarsaparillaksi sarsaparilloiksi
abessive sarsaparillatta sarsaparilloitta
instructive sarsaparilloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sarsaparilla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sarsaparillani sarsaparillani
accusative nom. sarsaparillani sarsaparillani
gen. sarsaparillani
genitive sarsaparillani sarsaparillojeni
sarsaparillaini rare
partitive sarsaparillaani sarsaparillojani
inessive sarsaparillassani sarsaparilloissani
elative sarsaparillastani sarsaparilloistani
illative sarsaparillaani sarsaparilloihini
adessive sarsaparillallani sarsaparilloillani
ablative sarsaparillaltani sarsaparilloiltani
allative sarsaparillalleni sarsaparilloilleni
essive sarsaparillanani sarsaparilloinani
translative sarsaparillakseni sarsaparilloikseni
abessive sarsaparillattani sarsaparilloittani
instructive
comitative sarsaparilloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sarsaparillasi sarsaparillasi
accusative nom. sarsaparillasi sarsaparillasi
gen. sarsaparillasi
genitive sarsaparillasi sarsaparillojesi
sarsaparillaisi rare
partitive sarsaparillaasi sarsaparillojasi
inessive sarsaparillassasi sarsaparilloissasi
elative sarsaparillastasi sarsaparilloistasi
illative sarsaparillaasi sarsaparilloihisi
adessive sarsaparillallasi sarsaparilloillasi
ablative sarsaparillaltasi sarsaparilloiltasi
allative sarsaparillallesi sarsaparilloillesi
essive sarsaparillanasi sarsaparilloinasi
translative sarsaparillaksesi sarsaparilloiksesi
abessive sarsaparillattasi sarsaparilloittasi
instructive
comitative sarsaparilloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sarsaparillamme sarsaparillamme
accusative nom. sarsaparillamme sarsaparillamme
gen. sarsaparillamme
genitive sarsaparillamme sarsaparillojemme
sarsaparillaimme rare
partitive sarsaparillaamme sarsaparillojamme
inessive sarsaparillassamme sarsaparilloissamme
elative sarsaparillastamme sarsaparilloistamme
illative sarsaparillaamme sarsaparilloihimme
adessive sarsaparillallamme sarsaparilloillamme
ablative sarsaparillaltamme sarsaparilloiltamme
allative sarsaparillallemme sarsaparilloillemme
essive sarsaparillanamme sarsaparilloinamme
translative sarsaparillaksemme sarsaparilloiksemme
abessive sarsaparillattamme sarsaparilloittamme
instructive
comitative sarsaparilloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sarsaparillanne sarsaparillanne
accusative nom. sarsaparillanne sarsaparillanne
gen. sarsaparillanne
genitive sarsaparillanne sarsaparillojenne
sarsaparillainne rare
partitive sarsaparillaanne sarsaparillojanne
inessive sarsaparillassanne sarsaparilloissanne
elative sarsaparillastanne sarsaparilloistanne
illative sarsaparillaanne sarsaparilloihinne
adessive sarsaparillallanne sarsaparilloillanne
ablative sarsaparillaltanne sarsaparilloiltanne
allative sarsaparillallenne sarsaparilloillenne
essive sarsaparillananne sarsaparilloinanne
translative sarsaparillaksenne sarsaparilloiksenne
abessive sarsaparillattanne sarsaparilloittanne
instructive
comitative sarsaparilloinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative sarsaparillansa sarsaparillansa
accusative nom. sarsaparillansa sarsaparillansa
gen. sarsaparillansa
genitive sarsaparillansa sarsaparillojensa
sarsaparillainsa rare
partitive sarsaparillaansa sarsaparillojaan
sarsaparillojansa
inessive sarsaparillassaan
sarsaparillassansa
sarsaparilloissaan
sarsaparilloissansa
elative sarsaparillastaan
sarsaparillastansa
sarsaparilloistaan
sarsaparilloistansa
illative sarsaparillaansa sarsaparilloihinsa
adessive sarsaparillallaan
sarsaparillallansa
sarsaparilloillaan
sarsaparilloillansa
ablative sarsaparillaltaan
sarsaparillaltansa
sarsaparilloiltaan
sarsaparilloiltansa
allative sarsaparillalleen
sarsaparillallensa
sarsaparilloilleen
sarsaparilloillensa
essive sarsaparillanaan
sarsaparillanansa
sarsaparilloinaan
sarsaparilloinansa
translative sarsaparillakseen
sarsaparillaksensa
sarsaparilloikseen
sarsaparilloiksensa
abessive sarsaparillattaan
sarsaparillattansa
sarsaparilloittaan
sarsaparilloittansa
instructive
comitative sarsaparilloineen
sarsaparilloinensa