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mummia

mummia noun: a medicinal preparation of mummified human flesh; mummy.

Noun

mummia (countable and uncountable, plural mummias)

  1. (historical) A medicinal preparation of mummified human flesh; mummy.
    • "Now let us partake of the holy mummia," he said in commanding tones and the dervishes advanced towards us humbly bearing large silver trays on which were a number of small bowls with pieces of mummia – or at least I presumed it was mummia.1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 120
  2. (historical) An embalmed corpse wrapped in linen; a mummy.

Forms of mummia

pluralmummias

Origin of mummia

From Late Latin mummia, mumia.

Questions about mummia

What does mummia mean?
Mummia means a medicinal preparation of mummified human flesh; mummy.
What part of speech is mummia?
Mummia is a noun.
What is the plural of mummia?
The plural of mummia is mummias.

Words near mummia in the dictionary

  1. Mummerts
  2. mummery
  3. Mummes
  4. Mummey
  5. Mummeys
  6. mummia
  7. mummias
  8. mummichog
  9. mummichogs
  10. mummie
  11. mummie's boy

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