English → Latin
“straw” in Latin
strāmentumstraw, litter; thatch; packsaddlestrāmentĭcĭusof strawculmusstalk, stem (of grass etc.); hay; strawfestūcastraw; stalk, stem; rod used to touch slaves in ceremonial manumission
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
straw
stramentum (☞ stramen is poetical). Made of straw, stramenticius (☞ stramineus, poetical). To go to straw, in culmum or in festucam crescere (culmus, festuca = the stalk while standing): a bundle or sheaf of straw, fascis stramentorum (Hirt., B.G., 8, 15).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for straw?
- The usual Latin words for “straw” are strāmentum, strāmentĭcĭus, culmus; also festūca. 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.