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defrutum

defrutum 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.

Noun

defrutum (uncountable)

  1. 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.

Origin of defrutum

Borrowed from Latin dēfrutum.

Questions about defrutum

What does defrutum mean?
Defrutum means 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.
What part of speech is defrutum?
Defrutum is a noun.

Words near defrutum in the dictionary

  1. defroxamine
  2. defroze
  3. defrozen
  4. defructosylate
  5. defructosylated
  6. defrutum
  7. defs
  8. defs.
  9. DEFSMAC
  10. deft
  11. deft-handed

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