# sarsaparilla
## English
### Alternative forms

* sarsparilla, sasaparilla, sasparilla

### Etymology

From Spanish zarzaparrilla. The first element may ultimately derive from Basque; see Spanish zarza (“blackberry bush”) for more. This word's pronunciation remains non-rhotic (with silent ⟨r⟩) even in rhotic accents, but the deletion may have been motivated by lag dissimilation with third syllable (since ⟨ar⟩ is most commonly pronounced as /ɑː(r)/, not /æ/ vs. /ɑː/ due to trap–bath split). Compare forecastle.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˌsɑːspəˈɹɪlə/
* (Northern England) IPA: /ˌsaspəˈɹɛlə/
* (US) IPA: /ˌsæspəˈɹɪlə/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

sarsaparilla (countable and uncountable, plural sarsaparillas)
* Any of various tropical (Central and South) American vines of the genus Smilax, such as Smilax aspera, which have fragrant roots.
* The dried roots of these plants, or a flavoring material extracted from these roots.
* A beverage (soft drink) flavored with this root, such as root beer.
** 1951, John Lardner, Strong Cigars and Lovely Women, page 4:“ […] If Cassidy goes around shooting their fingers off, how are they going to lift their sarsaparilla?” “Rustlers don't drink sarsaparilla,” came the reply, ending the conversation and throwing me back inside my twenty-yard line.
** 1985, Jill Davies, A Garden of Miracles, →ISBN, page 52:Many root teas taste delightful and the old American drink, sarsaparilla, was made on the lines of a decoction, while its pleasant taste was known by most of Victorian Britain.
** 1998, Joel and Ethan Coen, The Big Lebowski (motion picture), spoken by The Stranger (Sam Elliott):Say, friend, you got any more of that good sarsaparilla?
* Any of several North American plants, of the genus Aralia, having umbels and small white flowers.

#### Derived terms

* bristly sarsaparilla (Aralia hispida)
* false sarsaparilla (Hardenbergia violacea)
* Honduran sarsaparilla (Smilax ornata)
* Indian sarsaparilla (Hemidesmus indicus)
* Jamaican sarsaparilla (Smilax ornata)
* Mexican sarsaparilla (Smilax aristolochiifolia)
* native sarsaparilla
* Para sarsaparilla
* sarsaparilla tree (Alphitonia spp.)
* sweet sarsaparilla (Smilax glyciphylla)
* Virginia sarsaparilla wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis)

#### Translations

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#### See also

* (botanical ingredients of root beer): sassafras

### Further reading

* sarsaparilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “sarsaparilla”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
* Sarsaparilla at The Plant List

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English sarsaparilla, from Spanish zarzaparilla.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɑrsɑpɑrilːɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝rs̠ɑ̝pɑ̝ˌrilːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ilːɑ
* Hyphenation: sar‧sa‧pa‧ril‧la

### Noun

sarsaparilla
* sarsaparilla (any tree of the genus Smilax; their roots)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of sarsaparilla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sarsaparillani
sarsaparillani
accusative
nom.
sarsaparillani
sarsaparillani
gen.
sarsaparillani
genitive
sarsaparillani
sarsaparillojeni sarsaparillaini $^{rare}$
partitive
sarsaparillaani
sarsaparillojani
inessive
sarsaparillassani
sarsaparilloissani
elative
sarsaparillastani
sarsaparilloistani
illative
sarsaparillaani
sarsaparilloihini
adessive
sarsaparillallani
sarsaparilloillani
ablative
sarsaparillaltani
sarsaparilloiltani
allative
sarsaparillalleni
sarsaparilloilleni
essive
sarsaparillanani
sarsaparilloinani
translative
sarsaparillakseni
sarsaparilloikseni
abessive
sarsaparillattani
sarsaparilloittani
instructive
comitative
—sarsaparilloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sarsaparillasi
sarsaparillasi
accusative
nom.
sarsaparillasi
sarsaparillasi
gen.
sarsaparillasi
genitive
sarsaparillasi
sarsaparillojesi sarsaparillaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
sarsaparillaasi
sarsaparillojasi
inessive
sarsaparillassasi
sarsaparilloissasi
elative
sarsaparillastasi
sarsaparilloistasi
illative
sarsaparillaasi
sarsaparilloihisi
adessive
sarsaparillallasi
sarsaparilloillasi
ablative
sarsaparillaltasi
sarsaparilloiltasi
allative
sarsaparillallesi
sarsaparilloillesi
essive
sarsaparillanasi
sarsaparilloinasi
translative
sarsaparillaksesi
sarsaparilloiksesi
abessive
sarsaparillattasi
sarsaparilloittasi
instructive
comitative
—sarsaparilloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sarsaparillamme
sarsaparillamme
accusative
nom.
sarsaparillamme
sarsaparillamme
gen.
sarsaparillamme
genitive
sarsaparillamme
sarsaparillojemme sarsaparillaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
sarsaparillaamme
sarsaparillojamme
inessive
sarsaparillassamme
sarsaparilloissamme
elative
sarsaparillastamme
sarsaparilloistamme
illative
sarsaparillaamme
sarsaparilloihimme
adessive
sarsaparillallamme
sarsaparilloillamme
ablative
sarsaparillaltamme
sarsaparilloiltamme
allative
sarsaparillallemme
sarsaparilloillemme
essive
sarsaparillanamme
sarsaparilloinamme
translative
sarsaparillaksemme
sarsaparilloiksemme
abessive
sarsaparillattamme
sarsaparilloittamme
instructive
comitative
—sarsaparilloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sarsaparillanne
sarsaparillanne
accusative
nom.
sarsaparillanne
sarsaparillanne
gen.
sarsaparillanne
genitive
sarsaparillanne
sarsaparillojenne sarsaparillainne $^{rare}$
partitive
sarsaparillaanne
sarsaparillojanne
inessive
sarsaparillassanne
sarsaparilloissanne
elative
sarsaparillastanne
sarsaparilloistanne
illative
sarsaparillaanne
sarsaparilloihinne
adessive
sarsaparillallanne
sarsaparilloillanne
ablative
sarsaparillaltanne
sarsaparilloiltanne
allative
sarsaparillallenne
sarsaparilloillenne
essive
sarsaparillananne
sarsaparilloinanne
translative
sarsaparillaksenne
sarsaparilloiksenne
abessive
sarsaparillattanne
sarsaparilloittanne
instructive
comitative
—sarsaparilloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sarsaparillansa
sarsaparillansa
accusative
nom.
sarsaparillansa
sarsaparillansa
gen.
sarsaparillansa
genitive
sarsaparillansa
sarsaparillojensa sarsaparillainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
sarsaparillaansa
sarsaparillojaan sarsaparillojansa
inessive
sarsaparillassaan sarsaparillassansa
sarsaparilloissaan sarsaparilloissansa
elative
sarsaparillastaan sarsaparillastansa
sarsaparilloistaan sarsaparilloistansa
illative
sarsaparillaansa
sarsaparilloihinsa
adessive
sarsaparillallaan sarsaparillallansa
sarsaparilloillaan sarsaparilloillansa
ablative
sarsaparillaltaan sarsaparillaltansa
sarsaparilloiltaan sarsaparilloiltansa
allative
sarsaparillalleen sarsaparillallensa
sarsaparilloilleen sarsaparilloillensa
essive
sarsaparillanaan sarsaparillanansa
sarsaparilloinaan sarsaparilloinansa
translative
sarsaparillakseen sarsaparillaksensa
sarsaparilloikseen sarsaparilloiksensa
abessive
sarsaparillattaan sarsaparillattansa
sarsaparilloittaan sarsaparilloittansa
instructive
comitative
—sarsaparilloineen sarsaparilloinensa :