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LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

faex.

dregs, grounds; sediment, lees; deposits; dregs of society;

4 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfae̯ks]Classical-Latin[ˈfɛks]
  1. sediment, dregs

    declension-3 · feminine
  2. salt of tartar

    declension-3 · feminine
  3. brine used for pickling

    declension-3 · feminine
  4. rouge as makeup

    declension-3 · feminine
  5. scum; the dregs of humanity

    declension-3 · feminine · figuratively
  6. grout (the mixture of malts and other ingredients that make up the grain bill and resulting mash in the brewing process of beer)

    Medieval-Latin · declension-3 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Unknown; possibly borrowed from a substrate language. Unrelated to Proto-Indo-European *dʰrā́ks (“dregs, sediment”).

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