unguent
Taking the form of a cream or ointmentTaking the form of a cream or ointment.
/ˈʌŋɡjuənt/
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Taking the form of a cream or ointment.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin unguentum (“ointment”), from unguō (“to smear with ointment”), from PrBorrowed from Latin unguentum (“ointment”), from unguō (“to smear with ointment”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“to salve, anoint”). Cognates include Old Prussian anctan, Old High German ancho (German Anke (“butter”)), Welsh ymenyn (“butter”).
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