English
Etymology
Greek �μο�αγια, from �μο� �raw�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/��m�'feɪʤɪ�/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪd�i�|-eɪd�i�
Noun
en-noun
- the eating of raw food, especially raw flesh
#:*1936: Omophagia, that�s it! Do you like that word? Take it away with you! � Henry Miller, Black Spring
#:*1992: Uncomfortably, I thought of the Bacchae: hooves and bloody ribs, scraps dangling from the fir trees. There was a word for it in Greek: omophagia. � Donna Tartt, The Secret History
Translations
trans-top|the eating of raw food
Icelandic: hrákjötsát n
trans-mid
trans-bottom
See also
omophagist
ru:omophagia
vi:omophagia
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