Βρύτια
grape-pressings, olive-pressings, pomace
Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 7 Jun 2002 · Vetting: high · 6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the pressings of the grape, which some call "olive-cakes" [stemphula].
Greek original
Βρύτια· τὰ τῆς σταφυλῆς πιέσματα, ἅ τινες στέμφυλα λέγουσιν.
Betacode
*bru/tia: ta\ th=s stafulh=s pie/smata, a(/ tines ste/mfula le/gousin.
Notes
- Likewise or similarly in other lexica. Ultimately from Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 2.56D (2.47 Kaibel): "the Athenians used to call pressed olives stemphula, while brutea (sic) was their word for what *we* call stemphula, the pressings of the grape."
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Revisions (6)
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