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zythum

/ˈzaɪθəm/

zythum noun: an unfermented kind of Egyptian malt beer.

Noun

zythum (uncountable)

  1. (historical) An unfermented kind of Egyptian malt beer.
    • Cartwright looked up from the Chamber’s^([sic]) Encyclopaedia […] One day he would get right to the end, to zythum. Not that he needed to. He had already peeped ahead and seen that it was a kind of ancient Egyptian beer, much recommended by Diodorus Siculus – whoever he was.1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 1, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section I, pages 14–15
    Synonyms:
    zythos, sisni

Synonyms of zythum

Origin of zythum

From Latin zȳthum, from Ancient Greek ζῦθος (zûthos).

Questions about zythum

What does zythum mean?
Zythum means an unfermented kind of Egyptian malt beer.
What part of speech is zythum?
Zythum is a noun.
How do you pronounce zythum?
Zythum is pronounced /ˈzaɪθəm/.

Words near zythum in the dictionary

  1. zythophobe
  2. zythophobia
  3. zythophobic
  4. zythos
  5. zythozymase
  6. zythum
  7. Zytkow
  8. Zyuganov
  9. Zyuganovism
  10. Zywicki
  11. Zywickis

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