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bisaab
Wolof · traditional
"roselle hibiscus (Hibiscus sabdariffa)"
named the roselle hibiscus plant used to make a tart red drink
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bissap
French · 1900s
"hibiscus tea or drink"
picked up in French colonial Senegal as the name for the hibiscus infusion
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bissap
English · 2000s
"a tart red hibiscus drink"
spread into English food writing and menus via West African diaspora cuisine
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