Etymology

poltophagy

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Today it means: The chewing of food long enough to reduce it to the consistency of porridge. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πόλτος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπόλτος“porridge”
  2. English todaypoltophagy

From Ancient Greek πόλτος (póltos, “porridge”) and the suffix -φαγία (-phagía), combining form of φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”). See also suffix -phagy.

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