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“curd, curdle” in Latin
coeōto assemble, meet, come together; to encounter, come up against; to copulate, have sexspissōto thicken, condense; to urge on, hasten (an action)congelōto freeze together, congeal; to freeze, make stiff; to grow stiff, be petrifiedcoāgulōto curdle; make thick, solid; to coagulateconcrēscōto thicken, condense, curdle, stiffen, congeal
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
curd, curdle
coire: spissari: (The words are found in this connection and order.) spissari et in densitatem coire: congelari: se congelare: coagulari (PROP., to curdle by means of rennet; of milk, etc.; then, also, to curdle in general, of any liquid mass): to cause to curdle, congelare (by cooling); coagulare (by rennet, etc.): Milk that has curdled, lac gelatum, concretum. [Vid: COAGLATE.] Milk curdles, lac coit; lac coagulatur (if by rennet); lac serescit; lac spissatur (grows thick or thickens).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for curd, curdle?
- The usual Latin words for “curd, curdle” are coeō, spissō, congelō; also coāgulō, concrēscō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.