Creophagia

/ˌkriːoʊˈfeɪdʒə/ noun

Definition

The eating of raw or fresh meat, either as a dietary practice or compulsion.

Etymology

From Greek 'kreo' (meat) and 'phagein' (to eat), literally 'meat-eating.' The suffix '-ia' marks it as a medical or behavioral condition.

Kelly Says

Some cultures practiced ritual creophagia for spiritual reasons, believing raw meat transferred animal strength—but the practice is risky since raw meat carries parasites and bacteria!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክሬኦፋጊያ
kre-o-fa-ˈɡiːa
ARالعربية
كرايفاجيا
karaifa-ˈdʒiːa
BNবাংলা
ক্রিওফাগিয়া
kro-o-fa-ˈɡiːa
CACatalà
creofàgia
kreo-ˈfaːʒiːa
CSČeština
kreofagie
kreo-ˈfaːɡiː
DADansk
kreofagi
kreo-ˈfaːɡi
DEDeutsch
Kreophagie
kreo-ˈfaːɡiː
ELΕλληνικά
κρεοφαγία
kreo-fa-ˈʝia
ESEspañol
creofagia
kre-o-fa-ˈdʒa
FAفارسی
کُرئوفاژی
kure-o-fa-ˈʒiː
FISuomi
kreofagia
kreo-ˈfaːɡiːa
FRFrançais
créophagie
kʁe.o.fa.ʒi
GUGU
ક્રિયોફાગિયું
kri-o-fa-ˈɡiː
HAHA
kreofagi
kreo-ˈfaːɡi
HEעברית
קְרֵאוֹפַגְיָה
kre-o-fa-ˈɡi.ja
HIहिन्दी
क्रियोफेगिया
kri-o-fe-ˈdʒiːa
HUMagyar
kreofágia
kreo-ˈfaːɡiːa
IDBahasa Indonesia
kreofagi
kreo-fa-ˈɡi
IGIG
kreofagi
kreo-ˈfaːɡi
ITItaliano
creofagia
kreo-fa-ˈdʒiːa
JA日本語
クレオファ Gia
kureo-fa-gia
KKKK
креофагия
kreo-fa-ˈɡiːa
KMKM
ក្រីអូហ្វាហ្គី
krei-o-fa-ˈɡi
KO한국어
크레오파기아
keureo-pa-gi-a
MRMR
क्रीओफागी
kri-o-fa-ˈɡiː
MSBahasa Melayu
kreofagi
kreo-ˈfaːɡi
MYမြန်မာ
ကြေးအိုဖေဂျီ
kye-o-a-fe-ˈdʒi
NLNederlands
creofagie
kreo-ˈfaːʒiː
NONorsk
kreofagi
kreo-ˈfaːɡi
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰੀਓਫੇਗੀ
kri-o-fe-ˈɡiː
PLPolski
kreofagia
kreo-fa-ˈɡja
PTPortuguês
creofágia
kre-o-ˈfa-ʒɐ
RORomână
creofagie
kreo-fa-ˈdʒiː
RUРусский
креофагия
kreo-fa-ˈɡiːa
SVSvenska
kreofagi
kreo-ˈfaːɡi
SWKiswahili
kreofagi
kreo-ˈfaːɡi
TAதமிழ்
கிறியோஃபேஜியா
ki-ri-o-fa-ˈe-dʒi-a
TEతెలుగు
క్రీయోఫాగియ
kri-o-fa-ˈɡiː
THไทย
เครอโอฟาเกีย
kreo-o-fa-ˈɡiː
TLTL
kreofagiya
kreo-fa-ˈɡi.ja
TRTürkçe
kreofaji
kre-o-fa-ˈdʒi
UKУкраїнська
креофагія
kreo-fa-ˈɡiːa
URاردو
کریوفاگی
kri-o-fa-ˈɡi
VITiếng Việt
creophagia
kreo-fa-ˈdʒiːa
YOYO
kreofagi
kreo-ˈfaːɡi
ZH中文
克雷奥吞噬
kè lāi'ao tǐshǔ
ZUZU
kreofagi
kreo-ˈfaːɡi

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