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Meaning of fascinum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
[ˈfas.kɪ.nũː]

Definitions

  1. a charm, spell, witchcraft
    declension-2, neuter
  2. a phallus-shaped amulet worn around the neck as a preventive against witchcraft
    broadly, declension-2, neuter
  3. a penis, phallus, especially that of a human
    broadly, declension-2, neuter
  4. an artificial phallus, dildo
    broadly, declension-2, neuter
  5. a kind of seashell
    broadly, declension-2, neuter

Equivalents

Examples

“Prōfert Oenothea scorteum fascinum, quod ut oleō et minūtō pipere atque ū̆rtīcae trītō circumdedit sēmine […]”

Then Oenothea takes out a leather dildo and, having covered it in oil, pepper and ground nettle seeds […]

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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