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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesghiottone
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡjotˈtoːne
"Non fare il ghiottone con i dolci."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A gluttonous person, especially one who eats too much or takes more than their fair share of food.
"Stop being such a greedy-guts and leave some cake for the rest of us." - 2
A person who is excessively covetous or acquisitive.
"He hoarded all the resources for his own department, a real greedy-guts."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
A colloquial compound combining 'greedy' (derived from Old English 'grǣdiG') and 'guts' (used colloquially since the 16th century to denote the belly or appetite). First recorded in British English during the 19th century, it emerged as a playful or derogatory nursery term for someone who eats excessively or hogs food.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Greedy-guts" is said worldwide
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goulu
Transliteration: gu-ly
"Ne fais pas le goulu, partage les bonbons."
Vielfraß
Transliteration: fiːl.fras
"Sei kein Vielfraß und iss nicht alles auf einmal."
ghiottone
Transliteration: ɡjotˈtoːne
"Non fare il ghiottone con i dolci."
tragón
Transliteration: tɾaˈɣon
"No seas tan tragón y deja algo para los demás."
comilão
Transliteration: ko.miˈlɐ̃w
"Ele é um comilão que sempre repete o prato."
पेटू
Transliteration: petu
"इतना पेटू मत बनो, थोड़ा खाना दूसरों के लिए भी छोड़ो।"
贪吃鬼
Transliteration: tān chī guǐ
"别当个贪吃鬼，把零食分给大家吃。"
식탐쟁이
Transliteration: sik-tam-jaeng-i
"그는 유명한 식탐쟁이라 남의 음식까지 탐낸다."
食いしん坊
Transliteration: kuishinbo
"食いしん坊なんだから、そんなに急いで食べないで。"
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