Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

غَلُولُ

Root: غل

Full Definition

غَلُولُ The food of the old man, which he ingests into his belly [or stomach]: and likewise the beverage drunk by him. One says, نِعْمَ غَلُولُ الشَّيْخِ هٰذَا [Excellent, or most excellent, is this food of the old man &c.!].


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