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Answer for the clue "Hot drink ", 6 letters:
saloop
Word definitions for saloop in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Salep \Sal"ep\ (s[a^]l"[e^]p), n. [Ar. sahleb, perhaps a corruption of an Arabic word for fox, one Ar. name of the orchis signifying literally, fox's testicles: cf. F. salep.] The dried tubers of various species of Orchis , and Eulophia . It is used ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"sassafras tea, variously flavored," 1712, originally a variant of salep (q.v.).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 salep. 2 (context dated English) An aromatic drink originally prepared from salep, and later from sassafras bark and other ingredients such as milk and sugar, once popular in London, England. n. 1 salep. 2 (context dated English) An aromatic drink ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Saloop was a hot drink which was popular in England in the 18th and 19th century. Initially, it was made from salep — a flour made from orchid roots which thickened the drink. Later, the roots and leaves of the North American sassafras tree were the key ...
Usage examples of saloop.
A nutritive starchy product named Salep, or Saloop, is prepared from the roots of the common Male Orchis, and its infusion or decoction was taken generally in this country as a beverage before the introduction of tea and coffee.
Carters and waggoners were thirsty and hungry souls and the eating houses and saloop stalls were thronged.