Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

Macalepi

English translation:

magaleb

Added to glossary by Francesca Casanova
Jul 30, 2015 06:56
8 yrs ago
Italian term

Macalepi

Italian to English Science Botany
Si trova in una lista di materie prime usate per produrre profumi importate dalla Repubblica di Venezia nel medioevo/rinascimento dal Libano e da Cipro.
Non riesco a trovare una corrispondenza - la cosa più simile è : "Mahlepi" o ""Mahlab", ma non trovo un riscontro sicuro in italiano.

Grazie :)
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magaleb

In early times the flesh of the seeds was used in their recipes by Arab and Persian perfume makers, who knew it as mahlab.
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=krX1CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA139&lp...

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Note added at 1 hr (2015-07-30 08:38:29 GMT)
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Also called Mahaleb, Macalep....
Peer comment(s):

agree Rachel Fell : used as a spice nowadays - Mahleb, Mahlab, Mahlepi, Mehlepi - http://www.ottolenghi.co.uk/mahleb-shop
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Many thanks, Rachel. Good link!
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