mummia
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value LL. is not valid. See WT:LOL. mummia, mumia.
Noun
mummia (countable and uncountable, plural mummias)
- (historical) A medicinal preparation of mummified human flesh; mummy.
- 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 120:
- "Now let us partake of the holy mummia," he said in commanding tones and the dervishes advanced towards us humbly bearing large silver trays on which were a number of small bowls with pieces of mummia – or at least I presumed it was mummia.
- 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 120:
- (historical) An embalmed corpse wrapped in linen; a mummy.
Finnish
Noun
mummia
Italian
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value ML. is not valid. See WT:LOL. mumia, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʔ), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian مومیا (mumyā), from موم (mum, “wax”).
Noun
mummia f (plural mummie)