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poltophagy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
poltophagy
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The chewing of food long enough to reduce it to the consistency of porridge.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πόλτος (póltos, “porridge”) and the suffix -φαγία (-phagía), combining form of φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”). See also suffix -phagy.

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Frequently Paired Words

psomophagy

Questions

What does poltophagy mean?
The chewing of food long enough to reduce it to the consistency of porridge.
Where does poltophagy come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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