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c/wikipedia · by nil@piefed.ca · 198d

Lopado­temacho­selacho­galeo­kranio­leipsano­drim­hypo­trimmato­silphio­karabo­melito­katakechy­meno­kichl­epi­kossypho­phatto­perister­alektryon­opte­kephallio­kigklo­peleio­lagoio­siraio­baphe­traga

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Hegar@fedia.io · 10 pts · 198d (2 replies)

Though importantly, it's a word made up by a comedian for comic effect.

The 'longest' single chinese character (most strokes required to write) is also the name of a dish. The 'biang' in "biangbiang mian" has 58 strokes, and you have to write it twice. It's also thought to have been made up specifically for it's complexity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biangbiang_noodles

resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 197d

𰻞𰻞麵

Traditional mandarin too complicated? Good news! There’s a simplified version:

𰻝𰻝面

dantheclamman@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 198d

They are also delicious

20cello@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 198d (1 reply)

Recipe please

Sergio@piefed.social · 5 pts · 198d

The recipe's embedded in the word.

(/jk)

Grimy@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 198d

In A Greek–English Lexicon, it is defined as the "name of a dish compounded of all kinds of dainties, fish, flesh, fowl, and sauces".

It is the longest Greek word, containing 171 letters and 78 syllables. The transliteration has 183 Latin characters and is the longest word ever to appear in literature, according to the Guinness World Records (1990).

chazwhiz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 198d

"oysters-saltfish-skate-sharks'-heads-left-over-vinegar-dressing-laserpitium-leek-with-honey-sauce-thrush-blackbird-pigeon-dove-roast-cock's-brains-wagtail-cushat-hare-stewed-in-new-wine-gristle-of-veal-pullet's-wings"

hehe, cock’s-brains

crazycraw@crazypeople.online · 2 pts · 198d

Ahh hello LeeLu

thisbenzingring@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 198d (1 reply)

I kinda want to hear someone pronounce it correctly.

Imagine you a young monk and you finally feel like you have a strong understanding of Latin writing. Your boss hands you a book of Greek philosophy and you get to this part....

wait, did I just go lose my mind?

Tuuktuuk@piefed.europe.pub · 4 pts · 198d

For a Finn that's actually easy. You are used to an obscure writing system where the letters alone have no meaning, but you need to look at what letters are near what ones to know if you should pronounce an a or e or u or i.

In Greek pronounciation you just look at each letter and pronounce it. Forget the big picture of the word, just concentrate on three consequtive letters at a time.

Sophocles@infosec.pub · 0 pts · 197d

Reminds me of the German Baroque composer Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern-schplenden-schlitter-crasscrenbon-fried-digger-dingle-dangle-dongle-dungle-burstein-von-knacker-thrasher-apple-banger-horowitz-ticolensic-grander-knotty-spelltinkle-grandlich-grumblemeyer-spelterwasser-kurstlich-himbleeisen-bahnwagen-gutenabend-bitte-ein-nürnburger-bratwustle-gerspurten-mitzweimache-luber-hundsfut-gumberaber-shönendanker-kalbsfleisch-mittler-aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm