sialoquent

adjective /saɪˈæləkwənt/

1. Tending to spray saliva when speaking.

   rare

   The sialoquent professor could not understand why his pupils would not sit in the front row of the lecture hall.

Where it comes from

Blend of sialic + eloquent, from Ancient Greek σίαλον (síalon, “spittle, saliva”)

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry sialoquent (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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