Pronounced: fyoo-TUR-eh-tee, noun
Notes: Although you may be able to guess the definition, I didn’t know that this word existed
Yesterday’s word
The word refection is
- refreshment with food or drink
- a light meal
- The reingesting of fecal pellets, as practiced by rabbits
First usage
Our word came into English in the late 1300s
Background / Comments
Our word came from French — and into French from the Latin word reficere (to renew; to restore), made up of re- (back; again) and facere (to make). If it weren’t for the third definition, this would be a great word to use to refer to a light meal in casual conversation.
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