ASAFETIDA


Meaning of ASAFETIDA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or asa·foe·ti·da ˌa-sə-ˈfe-tə-də, -ˈfē-; Southern also -ˈfi-tə-dē

Etymology: Middle English asafetida, from Medieval Latin asafoetida, from Persian azā mastic + Latin foetida, feminine of foetidus fetid

Date: 14th century

: the dried fetid gum resin of the root of several west Asian plants (genus Ferula ) of the carrot family used as a flavoring especially in Indian cooking and formerly used in medicine especially as an antispasmodic and in folk medicine as a general prophylactic against disease

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