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mahleb

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A Middle Eastern spice derived from the pit of the mahaleb cherry (Prunus mahaleb)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

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

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Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَحْلَب (maḥlab) — aromatic spice made from cherry stones
  • Armenian: մահլաբ (mahlab) — aromatic spice made from cherry stones
  • Middle Armenian: մահլապ (mahlap) — aromatic spice made from cherry stones
  • Catalan: makhlepi — aromatic spice made from cherry stones
  • Finnish: veikselinkirsikka — aromatic spice made from cherry stones
  • French: mahaleb — aromatic spice made from cherry stones
  • German: Mahlab — aromatic spice made from cherry stones
  • Greek: μαχλέπι (machlépi) — aromatic spice made from cherry stones
  • Hebrew: מהלב — aromatic spice made from cherry stones
  • Polish: mahlab — aromatic spice made from cherry stones
  • Russian: махля́б (maxljáb) — aromatic spice made from cherry stones
  • Turkish: mahlep — aromatic spice made from cherry stones