garum

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US/ˈɡæ.ɹəm/US/ˈɡɑ.ɹəm/

noun

A fermented fish sauce popular as a condiment in Ancient Rome.

OriginLatin garum ← Ancient Greek γάρον →
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Meanings

noungarum (countable and uncountable, plural garums)

plural garums

  1. countableuncountableA fermented fish sauce popular as a condiment in Ancient Rome.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekγάρον“the fish whose intestines were originally used in the condiment's production”
  2. Latingarum
  3. Englishgarum

From Latin garum, from Ancient Greek γάρον (gáron, “the fish whose intestines were originally used in the condiment's production”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek γάρος
  • γάρος (gáros)sauce
Esperanto garumo
  • garumosauce
Finnish garum
  • garumsauce
French garum
  • garumsauce
Latin garum, allēc
  • garumsauce
  • allēcsauce
Polish garum
  • garumsauce
Portuguese garo
  • garosauce
Russian гарум
  • гарум (garum)sauce

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Gurmamurga
Cite this entry
APA

garum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garum

MLA

“garum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “garum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garum.

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