mahlab

See also: Mahlab

English

Alternative forms

mahaleb

Etymology

From Arabic مَحْلَب‎ (maḥlab, “mahaleb cherry”), from حَلَبَ‎ (ḥalaba, “to milk”).

Noun

mahlab (uncountable)

An aromatic spice made from the stones of a certain species of cherry, Prunus mahaleb.
- 2015, Lindsay Herman, Herb & Spice Companion: The Complete Guide to Over 100 Herbs & Spices:
  Mahlab is a delicious but somewhat obscure spice that comes from the seed of a cherry tree. A member of the peach and almond family, mahlab or St. Lucie cherries are harvested for their pits, which are cracked open to reveal small light-brown kernels.

Translations

aromatic spice made from cherry stones

Arabic: مَحْلَب‎ m (maḥlab)
Armenian: մահլաբ (mahlab)
Danish: weichseltræ n
Dutch: weichselboom m
Finnish: veikselinkirsikka
French: mahaleb (fr) m

German: Mahlab m
Greek: μαχλέπι (el) n (machlépi)
Hebrew: מהלב‎
Russian: махля́б m (maxljáb)
Turkish: mahlep (tr)

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