azyme

English

Etymology

From Late Latin azyma, from the adjective azymus (“unleavened”), from Ancient Greek ἄζυμος (ázumos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæzaɪm/, /ˈæzɪm/

Noun

azyme (countable and uncountable, plural azymes)

1. (archaic) unleavened bread used in Jewish or Christian religious context

Coordinate terms

• enzyme

Derived terms

• azymite

 

Anagrams

• Y-maze, mazey

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin azymus, from Ancient Greek ἄζυμος (ázumos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.zim/

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Adjective

azyme (plural azymes)

1. unleavened

Further reading

• “azyme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Adjective

azȳme

1. vocative masculine singular of azȳmus