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pulmentum.

appetizer, small meat/fish starter portion; savory; relish/condiment/food (L+S);

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[pʊɫˈmɛn.tũː]Classical-Latin[pulˈmɛn.tum]
  1. a small portion of meat or fish eaten as a starter to a meal (later applied to larger savory dishes)

    declension-2 · neuter
  2. a condiment, sauce, relish, eaten with bread

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

Disputed. Perhaps a contraction of pulpāmentum, from pulpa + -mentum. Alternatively, De Vaan suggests a derivation from earlier *pelp-mento-. Compare Umbrian pelmner (“meat”).

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