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- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromφορβειά
- English todayphorbeia
From Ancient Greek φορβειά (phorbeiá).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
phorbeia
Today it means: A leather strap worn by an aulos player to avoid excessive strain on the lips and cheeks due to continuous blowing. Full definition →
Ancient Greek φορβειά