faex

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (declension-3, feminine) sediment, dregs
2. (declension-3, feminine) salt of tartar
3. (declension-3, feminine) brine used for pickling
4. (declension-3, feminine) rouge as makeup
5. (declension-3, feminine, figuratively) scum; the dregs of humanity
6. (Medieval-Latin, declension-3, feminine) grout (the mixture of malts and other ingredients that make up the grain bill and resulting mash in the brewing process of beer)

Sinonieme

feculentia

Vertalings

impurities

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Abschaum

Bodensatz

Neige

Satz

Bärme

Barm

barm

draff

settling

yeast

levure

lie

colaticcio

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈfae̯ks]

Etimologie (Engels)

Unknown; possibly borrowed from a substrate language. Unrelated to Proto-Indo-European *dʰrā́ks (“dregs, sediment”).