Meanings
nounsubligaculum (plural subligacula)
plural subligacula
- Ancient RomeA kind of underwear worn in Ancient Rome.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Proto-Italic*supo
- Latinsub
- Latinsub-
- Latinligo
- Latinsubligō
- Latinsubligāculum
- Englishsubligaculum
Borrowed from Latin subligāculum.
More words from Latin
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Esperanto subligakulumo
- subligakulumokind of underwear
French subligaculum
- subligaculumkind of underwear
German Subligaculum
- Subligaculumkind of underwear
Japanese スブリガークルム
- スブリガークルム (suburigākurumu)kind of underwear
Russian сублига́кулум
- сублига́кулум (subligákulum)kind of underwear
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APA
subligaculum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subligaculum
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“subligaculum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subligaculum. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subligaculum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subligaculum.
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