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gluttonous

/ˈɡlʌtənəs/GLUH-tuh-nuhs
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈɡlʌtənəs/GLUH-tuh-nuhs

Meaninglike a glutton

Common meaning: greedy for food

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Journey through time

  1. Latinglutire‘to devour’source
  2. Old Frenchglotonsource
  3. Middle Englishglotonsource
  4. Englishglutton‘someone who eats too much’
  5. Englishformed in English from gluttongluttonous‘greedy for food’ · 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: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from glutton + -ous.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), GLUTTON, p.237 · scan

Source words

  • glutire Latin · source word “to devour”

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