English → Latin
“slice” in Latin
frustuma piece, bit; crumb, morsel, scrap of foodspatulaa broad, flat piece.; a little palm frond.; a scapula (shoulder blade).spathaspatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged, straight sword, 75cm to 1m, typically carried by Roman cavalry officers; ba
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
slice s.
Any piece cut off, frustum. A slice of bread, frustum panis. A slice of bread and butter, *panis butyro illitus.
A spatula, spathula: spatha.
An egg-spoon, cochlear ovis utile (Mart., 14, 121).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for slice?
- The usual Latin words for “slice” are frustum, spatula, spatha. 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.