asarotum
American
[as-uh-roh-tuhm]
/ ˌæs əˈroʊ təm /
noun
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asarota
plural
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Etymology
Origin of asarotum
Latinization of neuter singular of Greek asárōtos literally, unswept (once in Pliny, designating a floor paved in mosaic resembling table scraps), equivalent to a- a- 6 + sarō-, verbid stem of saroûn to sweep clean + -tos verbal adjective suffix
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