A cewar ƙamus, ma'anar kalmar "tsalle wake" tana nufin wani iri na wasu shrubs na Mexico, musamman na jinsin Sebastiana, wanda ke dauke da tsutsa na karamin asu. Tsutsa tana motsawa cikin iri, yana haifar da tsalle ko motsawa, don haka sunan "tsalle wake." Wannan al'amari ya faru ne saboda ayyukan ciyarwar tsutsa da raunin tsoka, wanda ke haifar da motsin iri. Ana yawan amfani da wake mai tsalle a matsayin sabon labari ko son sani saboda halayensu na musamman.