What does āfricia mean in Latin?

āfricia, a noun, means “a type of cake used in sacrifices”.

What is the genitive of āfricia?

The genitive singular is āfriciae. āfricia is feminine, first declension.

In classical Latin, [aˈfrɪ.ki.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈfriː.t͡ʃi.a].

noun · femininefirst declension

āfricia f (genitive āfriciae)

Classical[aˈfrɪ.ki.a]Ecclesiastical[aˈfriː.t͡ʃi.a]

Late Latinrarea type of cake used in sacrifices
Quid fitilla, quid frumen, quid africia, quid gratilla, catumeum, conspolium, cubula? [....] Series vero, quae sequitur, liborum significantias continet What is the meaning of fitilla, frumen, africia, gratilla, catumeum, cumspolium, cubula? [....] while the series of names which follows denotes consecrated cakes.c. 303 CE, Arnobius, Against the Pagans 7.24

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