azyme

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English

Etymology

From Late Latin azyma, from the adjective azymus (unleavened), from Ancient Greek ἄζυμος (ázumos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæzaɪm/, /ˈæzɪm/

Noun

azyme (countable and uncountable, plural azymes)

  1. (archaic) unleavened bread used in Jewish or Christian religious context

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin azymus, from Ancient Greek ἄζυμος (ázumos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.zim/
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Adjective

azyme (plural azymes)

  1. unleavened

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Latin

Adjective

azȳme

  1. vocative masculine singular of azȳmus