pulmentarium
ἢ λέγε τι σιγῆς κρεῖττον ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε → either say something better than silence or keep silence (Menander)
Latin > English
pulmentarium pulmentarii N N :: relish
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pulmentārĭum: ĭi, n. id..
I Any thing eaten with bread, a relish (fruit, salt, mustard, etc.), Cato, R. R. 58; id. ap. Charis. p. 56 P.; Varr. L. L. 5, 22, § 108; Sen. Ep. 87, 3; Plin. 15, 15, 17, § 58; 19, 8, 54, § 171; 31, 7, 41, § 87.—
II Transf.
A Of the feed of birds, Col. 8, 10, 5.—
B Food, in gen.: tu pulmentaria quaere Sudando, i. e. seek an appetite by exercise, Hor. S. 2, 2, 20; Vulg. Johan. 21, 5.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pulmentārĭum,¹³ ĭī, n., ce qui sert de pulmentum, ce qui se mange comme accompagnement d’un autre mets, fricot : Cato Agr. 58 ; Varro L. 5, 108 ; Sen. Ep. 87, 3.
Latin > German (Georges)
pulmentārium, iī, n. (pulmentum), das zum pulmentum Dienende, die Zukost, wie οψον, Cato u. Sen.: pulmentarii vice, Plin.: pulmentariorum vice, Colum.: pulmentaria quaere sudando, mache dir durch Bewegung dein Mahl schmackhaft, Hor. sat. 2, 2, 20.
