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

Derived Forms

• omophagic, adjective

Other Words From

• o·mo·phag·ic [oh-m, uh, -, faj, -ik], o·moph·a·gous [oh-, mof, -, uh, -g, uh, s], adjective
• o·moph·a·gist [oh-, mof, -, uh, -jist], 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.

From Literature