delicious

/dɪˈlɪʃəs/dih-LIH-shuhs

/dɪˈlɪʃəs/dih-LIH-shuhs

Meaningdelightful

Common meaning: very pleasant to taste

delicdelight, pleasureLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 538 · scan
iousadjective ending: full of, marked by

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin dēliciae ‘delight, pleasure’.

Roots

dēliciae, -ārum Latin “delight, pleasure”

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