Etymology

defrutum

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Today it means: A reduction of must in Ancient Roman cuisine, made by boiling down grape juice or must in large kettles until reduced to half of the original volume. Full definition →

Latin dēfrutum
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromdēfrutum
  2. English todaydefrutum

Borrowed from Latin dēfrutum.

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