trehala

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːlə

Noun

trehala (usually uncountable, plural trehalas)

1. Manna from the cocoons of the insects Larinus maculatus and Larinus nidificans.

Synonyms

• (manna): nest sugar

Derived terms

• trehalose