faex

Meaning

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)

Concepts

impurities

barm

draff

settling

yeast

Synonyms

feculentia

Translations

pòsit

-

Abschaum

Bodensatz

Neige

Satz

Bärme

Barm

levure

lie

colaticcio

feccia

posatura

sedimento

levadura

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈfae̯ks]

Etymology

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