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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•a•fet•i•da (as′ə fet′i də),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]- Chemistrya soft, brown, lumpy gum resin having a bitter, acrid taste and an obnoxious odor, obtained from the roots of several Near Eastern plants belonging to the genus Ferula, of the parsley family: formerly used in medicine as a carminative and antispasmodic.
Also, a′sa•foet′i•da, asfetida. Also called devil's dung, food of the gods. - Persian āzā mastic, gum) + Latin foetida, feminine of foetidus fetid
- Medieval Latin asafoetida, equivalent. to asa (
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: asafoetida, asafetida /ˌæsəˈfɛtɪdə/ n - a bitter resin with an unpleasant onion-like smell, obtained from the roots of some umbelliferous plants of the genus Ferula: formerly used as a carminative, antispasmodic, and expectorant
Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin, from asa gum (compare Persian azā mastic) + Latin foetidus evil-smelling, fetid |