omophagia

[oh-muh-fey-juh, -jee-uh]

noun

1. the eating of raw food, especially raw meat.

omophagia

/ ˌəʊməˈfædʒɪk, əʊˈmɒfədʒɪ, əʊˈmɒfəɡəs, ˌəʊməˈfeɪdʒɪə /

noun

1. the eating of raw food, esp meat

Other Word Forms

• omophagic adjective
• omophagous adjective
• omophagist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of omophagia¹

1700–10; < New Latin < Greek ōmophagía, equivalent to ōmó ( s ) raw + -phagia -phagy

Word History and Origins

Origin of omophagia¹

C18: via New Latin from Greek ōmophagia, from ōmos raw + -phagia; see _-phagy

Example Sentences

There was a word for it in Greek: omophagia.

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