πέψις

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • softening, ripening, or changing by means of heat
  • (in general) cooking of food
  • (of wine) fermentation
  • (medicine) digestion of food
  • concoction of acrid humors
  • concoction, as a function of the animal organs

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek πέσσω (cook, digest, bake, boil, ripen).

Origin

Ancient Greek

πέσσω

Gloss

cook, digest, bake, boil, ripen

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

炊

Emoji
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