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asafoetida

noun
/ˌæsəˈfɛtɪdə/

Etymology

Late Middle English, from Medieval Latin asafoetida, from Persian ازا / آزا (azâ, âzâ, “mastic”) + Latin foetida, feminine of foetidus (“bad-smelling”).

  1. derived from foetida
  2. derived from ازا — “mastic”
  3. derived from asafoetida

Definitions

  1. A resinous gum from the stem and roots of Ferula species such as Ferula foetida and…

    A resinous gum from the stem and roots of Ferula species such as Ferula foetida and Ferula assa-foetida, having a strong, unpleasant smell, with culinary and medical uses.

    • The smell, too, is often perverted—Parosmia. The author was formerly acquainted with a lady, who scented her snuff with the tincture of assafœtida.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for asafoetida. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA