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hippomanes

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hip-po-manes
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ancient love philter obtained from a mare or foal in heat.

Uncountable

noun

A membrane on the forehead of a foal, used in love potions.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin hippomanes, from Ancient Greek ἱππομᾰνής (hippomănḗs); see hippo- and the related suffix -mania.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: hippomanes, ἱππομᾰνής

Usage

Questions

What does hippomanes mean?
An ancient love philter obtained from a mare or foal in heat.
Where does hippomanes come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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