/ˈd͡ʒæləp/, /ˈd͡ʒɑləp/
OriginFrom the city of Xalapa in Mexico.
- uncountableA cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico.
“He’s stinking with money and thinks you’re not a gentleman. His old fellow made his tin by selling jalap to Zulus or some bloody swindle or other.”
- informalA jalapeño.
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:jalap.”
Formsjallap(alternative) · jalop(alternative) · jalaps(plural)