Macalepi

English translation: magaleb

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Italian term or phrase:Macalepi
English translation:magaleb
Entered by: Francesca Casanova

06:56 Jul 30, 2015
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany
Italian term or phrase: Macalepi
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 :)
Francesca Casanova
Italy
Local time: 23:01
magaleb
Explanation:
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....
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 23:01
Grading comment
Thank you so much :)
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magaleb


Explanation:
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....

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 23:01
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you so much :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rachel Fell: used as a spice nowadays - Mahleb, Mahlab, Mahlepi, Mehlepi - http://www.ottolenghi.co.uk/mahleb-shop
12 hrs
  -> Many thanks, Rachel. Good link!
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