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chema.

bi-valve shellfish, clam; cockle (L+S); liquid measure; (one third of a mystrum, one 48th of a sextarius/pint);

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkʰeː.ma]Classical-Latin[ˈkɛː.ma]
  1. A gaping mussel, a cockle

    declension-1
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χήμη (khḗmē).

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