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ălĭca, ae, f. [from alo, acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 7 Müll.; akin to ἀλέω, ὀλαί acc. to Doed.], orig. adj., nourishing, sc. farina.

  1. I. A kind of grain, spelt, Cato, R. R. 76 init.; Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 50.
  2. II. Grits prepared from it, spelt-grits, Gr. χόνδρος, later ἄλιξ, Cels. 6, 6; Plin. 22, 25, 61, § 128.
  3. III. A drink prepared from these grits, Mart. 13, 6.

ălĭcārĭus, a, um, adj. [alica], of or pertaining to spelt; hence, ălĭcārĭus, i, m., one who grinds spelt: nemo est alicarius posterior te, Lucil. ap. Charis. p. 75 P.; and ălĭcārĭa, ae, f., a prostitute (as frequenting the place of the spelt-mills): alicariae meretrices appellabantur in Campaniā (where the best spelt-grits were prepared, Plin. 18, 11, 29, § 109), Paul. ex Fest. p. 7 Müll.: pistorum amicas, reliquas alicarias, * Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 54.

* ălĭcastrum, i, n., sc. frumentum [id.], a kind of spelt, summer-spelt (i. e. sown in the spring), Col. 2, 6; 2, 9; cf. Isid. Aug. 17, 3.