"mahleb" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From Arabic مَحْلَب (maḥlab, “mahaleb cherry”), from حَلَبَ (ḥalaba, “to milk”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ar|مَحْلَب||mahaleb cherry}} Arabic مَحْلَب (maḥlab, “mahaleb cherry”), {{root|en|ar|ح ل ب}} Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} mahleb (uncountable)
  1. A Middle Eastern spice derived from the pit of the mahaleb cherry (Prunus mahaleb) Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Spices, Spices and herbs Categories (lifeform): Prunus genus plants Synonyms: mahlab, mahaleb Translations (aromatic spice made from cherry stones): مَحْلَب (maḥlab) [masculine] (Arabic), մահլաբ (mahlab) (Armenian), makhlepi [masculine] (Catalan), veikselinkirsikka (Finnish), mahaleb [masculine] (French), Mahlab [masculine] (German), μαχλέπι (machlépi) [neuter] (Greek), מהלב (Hebrew), մահլապ (mahlap) (Middle Armenian), махля́б (maxljáb) [masculine] (Russian), mahlep (Turkish)

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