Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fornacalia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: for-nacalia
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient Roman festival in honor of the goddess Fornax. Romans burned spelt (a kind of grain) as an offering on or around February 17th as an offering so that their ovens would not burn during the coming year.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Fornācālia.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Fornācālia

Inflected Forms

Fornicalia (alternative)

Questions

What does fornacalia mean?: An ancient Roman festival in honor of the goddess Fornax. Romans burned spelt (a kind of grain) as an offering on or around February 17th as an offering so that their ovens would not burn during the coming year.
Where does fornacalia come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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