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liquamen

liquamen noun: a fish sauce used in Ancient Rome.

Noun

liquamen (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A fish sauce used in Ancient Rome.
    • The kitchen maid would lay out the ingredients: bunches of herbs, a jar of cuminseeds, the bearded leeks, garlic, the honey jar, the olive-oil cruet—and, of course, the liquamen.2018, Betty Wason, Cooks, Gluttons and Gourmets: A History of Cookery

Origin of liquamen

Borrowed from Latin liquamen.

Questions about liquamen

What does liquamen mean?
Liquamen means a fish sauce used in Ancient Rome.
What part of speech is liquamen?
Liquamen is a noun.

Words near liquamen in the dictionary

  1. liq.
  2. liqa
  3. liqa sto
  4. liqcoumarin
  5. liquable
  6. liquamen
  7. Liquan
  8. liquate
  9. liquated
  10. liquates
  11. liquating

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