mallus

From LSJ

λιμῷ ὅσαπερ ὄψῳ διαχρῆσθε → hunger is a good sauce, hunger is the best pickle, hunger is the best sauce, hunger is the best seasoning, hunger is the best spice

Source

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

mallus: i, m., = μαλλός,
I a lock of wool, Cato, R. R. 157.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

mallus,¹⁶ ī, m. (μαλλός), fil de laine : Cato Agr. 157, 15.

Latin > German (Georges)

(2) mallus2, ī, m. (μαλλός), ein Flocken Wolle, Cato r. r. 157, 15 (wo Schneider noch in malum). – / Plaut. truc. 539 liest Schoell ›iam malli pendit purpuram‹.