sarsaparillaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• sarsparilla, sasaparilla, sasparilla

語源

From Spanish zarzaparrilla. The first element may ultimately derive from Basque; see Spanish zarza (“blackberry bush”) for more. The usual pronunciation of the first part of the word as /sæsp-/ or /sɑːsp-/ may be due to dissimilatory loss of the first of two r sounds (compare governor /ˈɡʌvənɚ/ and February /ˈfɛb.juˌɛɹi/). Occasionally this word is pronounced with a schwa between the s and the p, or without a schwa between the p and the r.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌsɑːspəˈɹɪlə/
• (Northern England) IPA: /ˌsaspəˈɹɪlə/
• (General American) IPA: /ˌsæspəˈɹɪlə/

名詞

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. 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.
5. An American vine of species Nephroia diversifolia.

派生語

参考

• (botanical ingredients of root beer): sassafras

参照

Further reading

• sarsaparilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “sarsaparilla”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• Sarsaparilla at The Plant List