adjective (masculine)
Kheḷāsaka (Vin [E e °āpaka is a wrong reading]) and kheḷāsika (Dhp-a) an abusive term "eating phlegm" Vin II 188, cf. Vinaya Texts III 239; °vāda the use of the term "phlegm-eater," calling one by this name Vin II 189; Dhp-a 140.
one who eats spittle; one who eats or uses what ought to be rejected
(adj, adj, comp) who eats spittle; who eats or uses what ought to be rejected Construction: kheḷāsika kheḷa