asafoetida
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asafoetida
- /ˌæsəˈfɛtɪdə/
- /ˌæsəˈfiːtɪdə/
Where it comes from
Late Middle English, from Medieval Latin asafoetida, from Persian ازا / آزا (azâ, âzâ, “mastic”) + Latin foetida, feminine of foetidus (“bad-smelling”).
noun asafoetidas · asafetida · asfetida · assafetida · assa-fetida · assafoetida
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A resinous gum from the stem and roots of Ferula species such as Ferula foetida and Ferula assa-foetida, having a strong, unpleasant smell, with culinary and medical uses.
Nigh Whormoot are Duzgun, Laztan-De, and other Townes, where is got the best Assa-Fætida through all the Orient: the tree is like our brier in height, the leaves resemble Fig leaves, the root the Radish: the vertue had need be much, it stincks so odiously.
Similar: asant, hing, devil's dung, stinking gum
Translations
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noun resinous gum from wild fennel
| Español | asafétida |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | हींग hīṅg, हीँग hī̃g, हिंग hiṅg |
| Português | assafétida |
| Français | ase fétide |
| Deutsch | Asant, Teufelsdreck |
| Italiano | assafetida |
| العربية | حِلْتِيت ḥiltīt |
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