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omophagia
[oh-muh-fey-juh, -jee-uh]
noun
the eating of raw food, especially raw meat.
omophagia
/ ˌəʊməˈfædʒɪk, əʊˈmɒfədʒɪ, əʊˈmɒfəɡəs, ˌəʊməˈfeɪdʒɪə /
noun
the eating of raw food, esp meat
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Other 51Թ Forms
- omophagic adjective
- omophagous adjective
- omophagist noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of omophagia1
1700–10; < New Latin < Greek ōDZí, equivalent to ōó ( s ) raw + -phagia -phagy
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of omophagia1
C18: via New Latin from Greek ōDZ, from ōDz raw + -phagia; see -phagy
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There was a word for it in Greek: omophagia.
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