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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGollop
/ˈɡɒl.əp/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To swallow food or drink hurriedly and greedily; to gulp.
"He began to gollop down his soup before it even had a chance to cool."
- 1
A large mouthful or gulp of something liquid or semi-liquid.
"She took a great gollop of water after finishing the strenuous hike."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in British dialect during the late 18th century, 'gollop' is an imitative and expressive alteration of 'gulp'. It likely developed as a variant to describe the noisy, greedy swallowing of food or liquid.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gollop" is said worldwide
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engloutir
Transliteration: ɑ̃.ɡlu.tiʁ
"Il s'est dépêché d'engloutir son repas."
schlingen
Transliteration: ˈʃlɪŋən
"Er hat sein Essen hastig heruntergeschlungen."
inghiottire
Transliteration: in.ɡjotˈti.re
"Ha cercato di inghiottire la zuppa troppo in fretta."
tragar
Transliteration: tɾaˈɣaɾ
"Empezó a tragar su comida sin masticar bien."
engolir
Transliteration: ẽ.ɡuˈliɾ
"Ele costuma engolir a comida muito rápido."
निगलना
Transliteration: nigalnā
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने जल्दी से अपना खाना निगल लिया।"
狼吞虎咽
Transliteration: láng tūn hǔ yàn
Script: 中文汉字
"他狼吞虎咽地吃完了午饭。"
허겁지겁 먹다
Transliteration: heogeopjigeop meokda
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 음식을 허겁지겁 먹었다."
がっつく
Transliteration: gattsuku
Script: 日本語
"彼は夕食をすごい勢い物がっついた。"
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