omophagia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The eating of raw food, especially raw flesh.

Pronunciation

/əʊməˈfeɪd͡ʒɪə/

Word forms

omophagia omophagias

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὠμοφαγία (ōmophagía), from ὠμός (ōmós, “raw”) (see omo-) + -φαγία (-phagía) (see -phagia for more). By surface analysis, omo- (“raw, uncooked”) + -phagia.

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