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glutton

Meaningto devour

Common meaning: someone who eats too much

Journey through time

  1. Latinglutire‘to devour’source
  2. Old Frenchglotonsource
  3. Middle Englishglotonsource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsto devour → someone who eats too muchglutton‘someone who eats too much’ · today

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

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin glutire ‘to devour’.

Roots

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