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perizoma

Syllables: per·i·zo·ma/pɛɹɪˈzəʊmə/

perizoma noun: a loincloth worn by men and women in ancient Greece.

perizoma: a loincloth worn by men and women in ancient Greece
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Noun

perizoma

  1. A loincloth worn by men and women in ancient Greece.
    • The traveller was in Erewhonian clothes to keep him inconspicuous, a conical felt hat with owl feather, yellow tabard, tasselled perizoma, belled sandals, and umbrella.1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!

Origin of perizoma

Borrowed from Latin perizoma. from Ancient Greek περίζωμα (perízōma).

Questions about perizoma

What does perizoma mean?
Perizoma means a loincloth worn by men and women in ancient Greece.
What part of speech is perizoma?
Perizoma is a noun.
How do you pronounce perizoma?
Perizoma is pronounced /pɛɹɪˈzəʊmə/.

Words near perizoma in the dictionary

  1. periwound
  2. periwounds
  3. perixosomal
  4. perixosome
  5. Periyalvar
  6. perizoma
  7. perizonia
  8. perizonial
  9. perizonium
  10. Perizzite
  11. Perizzites

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