Betekenis (Engels)
- Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
- (colloquial, figuratively) Pleasing to a person's taste; pleasing to the eyes or mind.
- (slang) Having tremendous sex appeal.
Sinonieme
pleasant-tasting
Vertalings
Frekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/dɪˈlɪʃəs/
Etimologie (Engels)
In summary
From Middle English delicious, from Anglo-Norman delicious, from Old French delicious, delicieux, from Late Latin dēliciōsus (“delicate, delicious”), from dēliciae (“delights”), plural of dēlicia (“pleasure”), from deliciō (“I allure, I entice”), from de- (“away”) + laciō (“I lure, I deceive”), from Proto-Italic *lakjō (“to draw, pull”), of unknown ultimate origin. Displaced native Old English ārlīċ (“delicious”).
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