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assafétida

Portuguese, noun/ˌa.saˈfɛ.t͡ʃi.dɐ/

assafétida is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “asafoetida (resinous gum from wild fennel)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does assafétida mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineasafoetida (resinous gum from wild fennel)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of assafétida

  • assafétidas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce assafétida?

  • Brazil /ˌa.saˈfɛ.t͡ʃi.dɐ/
  • Portugal /ˌa.sɐˈfɛ.ti.dɐ/
  • Portugal [ˌa.sɐˈfɛ.ti.ðɐ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to assafétida

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.