πυραμοῦς

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From πῡρός (pūrós, wheat) +‎ -οῦς (-oûs, -ful), reshaped after σησαμίς (sēsamís, mixture of sesame seeds).

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Noun

πῡρᾰμοῦς (pūramoûsm (genitive πῡρᾰμοῦντος); third declension

  1. cake of roasted wheat and honey
  2. (in general) meed of victory, prize

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