Pronounced: KAHK-lee-koh (alt: KOHK-lee-koh), adj/noun
Notes: I had no idea of the meaning of this word
Yesterday’s word
The word deterge means “to wash off; to cleanse”
First usage
Our word came into English in the early 1600s
Background / Comments
The far more common “detergent” is the noun form of our word. Our word came from the Latin verb detergēre, which is made up of de- and tergēre (to wipe).
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