Etymology

Fordicidia

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Today it means: An ancient Roman festival of fertility, held two days after the Ides of April (April 15). Full definition →

Latin Fordicīdia
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromFordicīdia
  2. English todayFordicidia

Borrowed from Latin Fordicīdia, from forda (“pregnant cow”) + -cīdia, plural of -cīdium (“denoting an act of slaughter”).

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