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sinciput.

half/side of a head (as article of food); smoked cheek of a pig; head; brain;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsɪŋ.kɪ.pʊt]Classical-Latin[ˈsin̠ʲ.t͡ʃi.put]
  1. half a head; hence, a cheek or half the jowl of a smoked hog

    declension-3 · neuter
  2. the brain

    declension-3 · neuter
  3. the head

    broadly · declension-3 · neuter
Where this word comes from

From sēmi- (“half”) + caput (“head”); compare Ancient Greek ἡμικεφάλιον (hēmikephálion), ἡμίκρανον (hēmíkranon), ἡμικέφαλον (hēmiképhalon).

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