πιμελή

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *pīmós, from Proto-Indo-European *peyH- (fat). Cognates include Ancient Greek πίων (píōn, fat, rich), Latin pinguis (fat, plump) and Proto-Germanic *faitaz (fat).

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Noun

πῑμελή (pīmelḗf (genitive πῑμελῆς); first declension

  1. soft fat, lard (opposed to στέαρ (stéar, hard fat))

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