SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

grisi.

grease (oily or fatty matter)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

grease (oily or fatty matter)
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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin crassus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Vulgar Latin *crassia Anglo-Norman grecebor. Middle English grece English greasebor. Swahili grisi Borrowed from English grease.

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