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Aleppo soap

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Aleppo soap (countable and uncountable, plural Aleppo soaps)

  1. A handmade, hard bar soap associated with the city of Aleppo, Syria.
    Synonyms: ghar soap, laurel soap, savon d'Alep, Syrian soap
    • 2013 May 13, Golda Arthur, “Aleppo soap: War threatens an ancient tradition”, in BBC[1]:
      Made from mixing oil from laurel (bay) trees with olive oil and soda, Aleppo soap uses no chemicals or other additives.

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