jalap means A cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
jalap is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒæləp/.
noun
- A 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.”
- A jalapeño.“For quotations using this term, see Citations:jalap.”