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tragalism

/ˈtɹeɪ.ɡəˌlɪz.əm/

tragalism noun: lustfulness.

Noun

tragalism (uncountable)

  1. lustfulness
    • Again, the Trimalconian banquets of the rich, with their voluptuous foods and the tragalism of the orgies too often following are parallels to the crapulous tropes of the Soledades.1928, Elisha Kent Kane, Gongorism and the Golden Age
    • Tragalism may easily stand out as the main feature of the Grecian tales. A rollicking roistering work like The Midnight Court of the Protestant Brian Merriman can still be a schoolboy's text for examination, but only after severe bowdlerisation and expurgation.1966, Hedley McCay, Padraic Pearse: A New Biography, page 39

Origin of tragalism

From Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “goat”) + -ism. Alternatively, OED indicates an adaptation from Spanish tragalismo, of the same Ancient Greek origin.

Questions about tragalism

What does tragalism mean?
Tragalism means lustfulness.
What part of speech is tragalism?
Tragalism is a noun.
How do you pronounce tragalism?
Tragalism is pronounced /ˈtɹeɪ.ɡəˌlɪz.əm/.

Words near tragalism in the dictionary

  1. tragacantha
  2. tragacanthic
  3. tragacanthin
  4. tragacanths
  5. tragal
  6. tragalism
  7. Tragard
  8. tragasol
  9. tragedeigh
  10. tragedeighs
  11. tragedial

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