pabular

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English

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Etymology

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Related to pabulum.

Adjective

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pabular (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Edible; of or pertaining to food.
    • 1850, Southern literary messenger[1], Conservative Cookery:
      We shall however delight to follow our author in those pleasing meditations wherewith, under the ingenious fiction of Hortense, he introduces some of the most important subjects of pabular interest.
    • 1851, Edward Joseph Thackwell, Narrative of the Second Seikh war, in 1848-49, pages 82–83:
      It is a well-known fact in Indian warfare that the sepoy always fights and marches best on a full stomach. Therefore, the advisableness of this pabular preparation was unquestionable.
    • 1866, The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, volume 2, page 86:
      [] and as that species feeds indiscriminately on such varied trees as hazel, beech, and sallow, an extension of its pabular range is not surprising.
    • 2000, Rodney Dale, The Wordsworth Dictionary of Culinary & Menu Terms, back cover:
      This pabular vocabulary will be eagerly embraced by all those interested in and engaged in food and its preparation from whatever culture and tradition they may come.

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From pábulo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.buˈlaɾ/ [pɐ.βuˈlaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.buˈla.ɾi/ [pɐ.βuˈla.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: pa‧bu‧lar

Verb

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pabular (first-person singular present pabulo, first-person singular preterite pabulei, past participle pabulado)

  1. to be excessively proud of oneself; to brag, to boast
  2. to despise, to demonstrate contempt towards

Conjugation

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