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defrutum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-fru-tum
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reduction of must in Ancient Roman cuisine, made by boiling down grape juice or must in large kettles until reduced to half of the original volume.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēfrutum.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *bʰrewh₁-, dēfrutum

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

carenum sapa

Questions

What does defrutum mean?
A reduction of must in Ancient Roman cuisine, made by boiling down grape juice or must in large kettles until reduced to half of the original volume.
Where does defrutum come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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