"poltophagy" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek πόλτος (póltos, “porridge”) and the suffix -φαγία (-phagía), combining form of φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”). See also suffix -phagy. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|πόλτος||porridge}} Ancient Greek πόλτος (póltos, “porridge”), {{m|grc|-φαγία}} -φαγία (-phagía), {{m|grc|φαγεῖν||to eat}} φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”), {{affix|en|-phagy}} -phagy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} poltophagy (uncountable)
  1. (rare) The chewing of food long enough to reduce it to the consistency of porridge. Tags: rare, uncountable Coordinate_terms: psomophagy
    Sense id: en-poltophagy-en-noun-euBLUjiK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -phagy

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