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enchytrism

enchytrism noun: the burial of a child or a small animal in a vessel such as a pot.

Noun

enchytrism (usually uncountable, plural enchytrisms)

  1. (usually) The burial of a child or a small animal in a vessel such as a pot.

Forms of enchytrism

pluralenchytrisms

Origin of enchytrism

From Ancient Greek ἐγχυτρισμός (enkhutrismós, “enchytrism”), from ἐγχυτρίζω (enkhutrízō, “to expose a newborn in a pot”) + -μός (-mós), from lenited ἐν- (en-, “in-”) and χυτρίζω (khutrízō, “put in a pot”), from χύτρα (khútra, “clay pot”).

Questions about enchytrism

What does enchytrism mean?
Enchytrism means the burial of a child or a small animal in a vessel such as a pot.
What part of speech is enchytrism?
Enchytrism is a noun.
What is the plural of enchytrism?
The plural of enchytrism is enchytrisms.

Words near enchytrism in the dictionary

  1. enchylema
  2. enchylemma
  3. enchyma
  4. enchytraeid
  5. enchytraeids
  6. enchytrism
  7. enchytrisms
  8. enciclopedia
  9. encierro
  10. encierros
  11. encik

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