ghiotto
- greedy (said of people)
- appetising, delicious (said of food)
- juicy (said of news)
Hyphenated as
ghiót‧to
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡjot.to/
Etymology
An adjective (likely reflecting Vulgar Latin *gluttus) based on the nominative of Latin gluttō (“glutton”), itself a noun based on gluttiō (“to swallow”), from gula (“throat”, whence also the Italian gola), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“throat”). Doublet of ghiottone, from the Latin accusative gluttōnem. Cognate to French glouton, whence English glutton.
gourmand
apetitoso
schleckig
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