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ficatum

ficatum · n

the liver of an animal fattened on figs

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Where it lives

De Re Coquinaria 2 · 1.28/10k

What it meant

fīcātum — Lewis & Short

fīcātum, i, n. (sc. jecur) [id.],

I the liver of an animal fattened on figs, i. q. sukwto/n, Ital. fégato, v. sycotum, Apic. 7, 3; Marc. Emp. 22 med.; cf. Juv. 5, 114; Hor. S. 2, 8, 88; Plin. 10, 22, 27, § 52 (dub.; Jan. fartilibus); Pers. 6, 71; Mart. 13, 58: ex jecore, hoc est ficato, sanguis proicitur, Cael. Aur. Signif. Diaet. Pass. 93.

In the wild

ficato Apicius, De Re Coquinaria 6.263
ficatum Apicius, De Re Coquinaria 6.264

Where it came from

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