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ASAFOETIDA
Definition of ASAFOETIDA
noun
A resinous gum from the stem and roots of Ferula species such as Ferula foetida and Ferula assa-foetida, having a strong, unpleasant smell, with culinary and medical uses.
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Where it comes from
Late Middle English, from Medieval Latin asafoetida, from Persian ازا / آزا (azâ, âzâ, “mastic”) + Latin foetida, feminine of foetidus (“bad-smelling”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Persian
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
18th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.6%
of traced words share this origin (490)
branch · 0.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ASAFOETIDA · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ASAFOETIDA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 148, 15 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 148, 15 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ASAFOETIDA starts with A and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAADEFIOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start ASAFOE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ASAFOETIDA?
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