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Where does “garum” come from?

garum (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek γάρον, from Ancient Greek γάρος — garum, a kind of sauce or paste made of brine and...

garum (Latin): garum, a popular fish sauce

Definitions

  1. garum, a popular fish sauce

Ancestry of “garum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγάρονthe fish whose intestines were originally used in...
2Ancient Greekγάροςgarum, a kind of sauce or paste made of brine and...

Words derived from “garum”

  • garum
  • garous
  • oenogarum
  • garums
  • hydrogarum
  • garo
  • garum
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