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garum

US/ˈɡæ.ɹəm/

garum noun: a fermented fish sauce popular as a condiment in Ancient Rome.

Noun

garum (countable and uncountable, plural garums)

  1. A fermented fish sauce popular as a condiment in Ancient Rome.

Forms of garum

pluralgarums

Origin of garum

From Latin garum, from Ancient Greek γάρον (gáron, “the fish whose intestines were originally used in the condiment's production”).

Words formed from garum

Phrases with garum

Questions about garum

What does garum mean?
Garum means a fermented fish sauce popular as a condiment in Ancient Rome.
What part of speech is garum?
Garum is a noun.
How do you pronounce garum?
Garum is pronounced /ˈɡæ.ɹəm/ (US).
What is the plural of garum?
The plural of garum is garums.

Words near garum in the dictionary

  1. garudas
  2. Garufi
  3. Garufis
  4. Garufo
  5. Garufos
  6. garum
  7. garum sociorum
  8. Garumnian
  9. garums
  10. Garvagh
  11. Garvald

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