Trehala Definition

trĭ-hälə
noun
A sugarlike, edible substance obtained from the pupal case of any of several weevils of the genus Larinus of the Middle East.
American Heritage

Manna from the cocoons of the insects Larinus maculatus and Larinus nidificans.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Trehala

Noun

Singular:
trehala
Plural:
trehalas

Origin of Trehala

  • From New Latin trehāla, from Turkish , from Persian تیغال (tÄ«gẖāl, “a kind of manna").

    From Wiktionary

  • New Latin trehāla from Ottoman Turkish tīqāla from Persian tīghāl

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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