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PRONUNCIATION OF GARUM

garum  [ˈɡeərəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GARUM

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Garum is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GARUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

garum

Garum

Garum was a fermented fish sauce used as a condiment in the cuisines of ancient Greece, Rome, and Byzantium. Liquamen was a similar preparation, and at times the two were synonymous. Although it enjoyed its greatest popularity in the Roman world, the sauce was earlier used by the Greeks. The Latin word garum derives from the Greek garos or garon, of uncertain origin.

Definition of garum in the English dictionary

The definition of garum in the dictionary is a fermented fish sauce popular in ancient Roman times.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GARUM


antiserum
ˌæntɪˈsɪərəm
arum
ˈɛərəm
disulfiram
ˌdaɪsʌlˈfɪərəm
durum
ˈdjʊərəm
eriophorum
ˌerɪˈɒfərəm
Fareham
ˈfɛərəm
harem
ˈhɛərəm
harum-scarum
ˈhɛərəmˈskɛərəm
Hiram
ˈhaɪərəm
iterum
ˈɪtərəm
Kanchipuram
kɑːnˈtʃiːpərəm
labarum
ˈlæbərəm
marjoram
ˈmɑːdʒərəm
omnium-gatherum
ˈɒmnɪəmˈɡæðərəm
pittosporum
pɪˈtɒspərəm
Rotherham
ˈrɒðərəm
saccharum
ˈsækərəm
Sarum
ˈsɛərəm
serum
ˈsɪərəm
theorem
ˈθɪərəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GARUM

garrot
garrote
garroter
garrotte
garrotter
garrulity
garrulous
garrulously
garrulousness
garrya
garryowen
garter
garter belt
garter snake
garter stitch
garth
garuda
Garvey
garvie
garvock

WORDS THAT END LIKE GARUM

alarum
broad-spectrum
Brum
centrum
conundrum
drum
Erzurum
forum
larum
New Sarum
ngultrum
Oceanus Procellarum
panjandarum
quorum
rum
scrum
spectrum
the drum
the Forum
Trivandrum

Synonyms and antonyms of garum in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «garum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GARUM

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The translations of garum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «garum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

garum
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

garum
570 millions of speakers

English

garum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

garum
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

garum
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Garum
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

garum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

garum
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

garum
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Garum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

garum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

garum
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

garum
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Garum
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

garum
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

garum
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गरुड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Garum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

garum
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

garum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Garum
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

GARUM
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

garum
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Garum
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

garum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

garum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of garum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GARUM»

The term «garum» is regularly used and occupies the 71.737 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GARUM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about garum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GARUM»

Discover the use of garum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to garum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Garum and Salsamenta: Production and Commerce in Materia Medica
This book investigates the economic role in Graeco-Roman society of fermented fish products, an important item of ancient materia medica.
Robert Irvin Curtis, 1991
2
On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
One of the defining flavors of the ancient world was a fermented fish sauce variously called garos (Greece), garum, and liquamen (Rome). According to the Roman natural historian Pliny, “garum consists of the guts of fish and other parts that ...
Harold McGee, 2007
3
Ancient history matters: studies presented to Jens Erik ...
pretation, the state was not normally involved in garum production save- in rare cas- es-as the direct owner of a processing plant. Though fish processing could take place within the family unit, once the fish had been turned into garum or ...
Jens Erik Skydsgaard, Karen Ascani, 2002
4
La salazón de pescado, una tradición en la dieta mediterránea
El garum, era un condimento indispensable para los romanos. Aunque no se sabe con certeza el proceso exacto de elaboración del mismo ya que hay diversidad de opiniones en función de los diferentes autores consultados, lo que sí se ...
Lorena Gallart Jornet, Isabel Escriche Roberto, Pedro Fito Maupoei, 2005
5
A History of Food
Garum could command fantastic prices; the price of caviare is nothing by comparison. The only possible parallel is with the essences used in perfume- making. In Caesar's time a congius (about three and a quarter litres) of garum cost 500 ...
Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat, 2009
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Piscinae: Artificial Fishponds in Roman Italy
Illustra2ione dei porti di Claudio e Traiano e della citta di Porto a Fiumicino ( Rome 1970l 132, 143 -44. 6. RE 8 (1912l 841-49, s.v. Garum (R. Zahnl; P. Grimal and T. Monod, "Sur le veritable nature du 'garum,'" REA 54 (1952l 27-38; C. Jardin, ...
James Arnold Higginbotham, 1997
7
Food in the Ancient World from A to Z
Garum Garum Agriculture no. 3 (1987) pp. 57—92; Gowers 1993 pp. 280-310; Zohary and Hopf 1993 pp. 183—5; Simoons 1998 pp. 136-57. Garum (Greek garos; Latin garum, liquamen; Aramaic tser), a fermented fish sauce familiar in the ...
Andrew Dalby, 2013
8
The Natural History of Pompeii
The most popular of these was garum, a strong and sometimes very expensive condiment, which was also thought to have medicinal value. Celsus, an encyclopedist known for his documentation of medical practices, prescribed it as a laxative ...
Wilhelmina Feemster Jashemski, Frederick G. Meyer, 2002
9
Fish: Food from the Waters
Garum survived in Gaul, although Anthimus's On the Observance of Foods, bans it 'from every culinary rôle.' However, in another recipe in the manuscript, Anthimus lifts his ban and incorporates fish in a compound sauce. Garum also survived ...
Harlan Walker, 1998
10
Acquired Taste: The French Origins of Modern Cooking
THE RENAISSANCE REVIVAL OF GARUM In sixteenth-century Italy garum came to be associated with caviar and botargo. Guido Panciroli claimed, "Other types of liquamen \_garum\ called botargo and caviar now take the place" of the ...
T. Sarah Peterson, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GARUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term garum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Blown away by Tarifa and the Costa de la Luz | Spain's Latest News
... picture toga clad townsfolk socialising in the forum or detect the fishy scent of its tuna industry (making a paste called Garum) perfuming the ... «Olive Press, Jul 15»
2
The Infernetto Pinsa at Montesacro
... and lightly topped with tanned kale, pepperoncini, and a potent hit of the brined-fish-and-herbs sauce “garum,” or the salty blast of anchovy. «SF Weekly, Jun 15»
3
Something Fishy in Your Fish Oil
For example, the ketchup of ancient Rome was called garum—a sauce made of fermented fish intestines that was used by everyone from ... «The Epoch Times, Jun 15»
4
Sink|Swim Does Some Fascinating Work with Seafood
Sink|Swim's patrons also slurp them “as the Romans do” with a garum (fermented fish sauce) vinaigrette, ladled with crème fraîche and caviar ... «Chicagomag.com, Jun 15»
5
The future of food: Lab-grown meat and 3D-printed meals
... stocks so the Loco'l version of the Quarter Pounder is made from a mix of beef, grains, garum, white soy and seaweed. According to The Wall ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
6
Settimana delle Egadi al tempo dell'Expo: il resoconto conclusivo …
Nell'arcipelago delle Egadi ce lo dimostrano le pitture rupestri della Grotta di Cala dei Genovesi, gli stabilimenti per la produzione del garum di ... «Marsalaviva, Jun 15»
7
The future of food: cultured meat, 3D-printed meals, GM crops …
... to invest in meat stocks so the Loco'l version of the Quarter Pounder is made from a mix of beef, grains, garum, white soy and seaweed. «Good Food, Jun 15»
8
Why I'm Putting Blood in My Bread and Ice Cream
We're able to get squid and different fish that we can cure and dry out to use for later on instead of buying fish sauce—and we're making garum ... «Munchies_ Food by VICE, Jun 15»
9
The underappreciated artistry of the professional bra fitter
... their emporium to replace my astonishingly long lived of their undercarriages. One can but dream ... U. Read more. Garum's avatar. Garum. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
10
Roman rubbish dump reveals secrets of ancient trading networks
Some of the amphorae were used to transport “garum”, a smelly sauce made from fermented fish blood and intestines that the Romans relished ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Garum [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/garum>. May 2024 ».
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