trehala

English

Etymology

From New Latin trehāla, from Turkish tıgala, from Classical Persian تیغال (tīğāl, “a kind of manna”).

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɑːlə

Noun

trehala (usually uncountable, plural trehalas)

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

Synonyms
  • (manna): nest sugar

Derived terms
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