flemma
“flemma” is an Italian word. Its 4 meanings in English:
noun
- one of the four humors
- watery distillation
- calmness of temperament
- viscid mucus
In Italian
- uno dei quattro umori fondamentali dell'organismo secondo l'antica medicina ippocratica
- scarsa attività ed emotività, lentezza, pigrizia, svogliatezza, placatezza
- calma, tranquillità nei movimenti del corpo, nel parlare, nel comportamento
- residuo di distillazione alcolica
Etymology
From Late Latin phlegma, from Ancient Greek φλέγμα (phlégma, “flame; phlegm”).
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