sarsaparilla

noun
🔊/ˌsɑːspəˈrɪlə/, 🔊/ˌsɑːsəpəˈrɪlə/
🔊/ˌsɑːrspəˈrɪlə/, 🔊/ˌsɑːrsəpəˈrɪlə/
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  1. [uncountable] a dried substance that is used to give taste to drinks and medicines, obtained from a plant also called sarsaparilla 洋菝葜干根(用于饮料和药的调味)
  2. [uncountable, countable] a drink made with sarsaparilla洋菝葜根汁饮料;沙士饮料Topics Drinksc2
  3. Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Spanish zarzaparilla, from zarza ‘bramble’ + a diminutive of parra ‘vine’.