polea

“polea” is a Latin word. Its meaning in English:

noun

The dung of an ass's foal, allegedly used, according to Pliny the Elder, for a preparation administered as a drug.

Etymology

Reportedly a loan from a language spoken in the Roman province of Syria. Considered a cognate of Ancient Greek πωλίον (pōlíon), "pony", "young elephant", "fetal membrane of a foal".

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