🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

comedor desleixado

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ku.meˈdoʁ dʒiz.lejˈʃa.du

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Messy Eater/ˈmɛsi ˈiːtər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ele é um comedor desleixado e suja toda a mesa."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who habitually drops food, spills liquids, or otherwise creates a disordered or untidy environment while eating.

    "He is such a messy-eater that he always needs a napkin tucked into his shirt."
  2. 2

    An animal that scatters food widely or eats in a careless, untidy manner.

    "Toddlers and certain pets can be notorious messy-eaters at dinnertime."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'messy' originates from the Middle English 'mesy', which means 'dirty or unclean', derived from the Old French 'mes', meaning 'messed up'. 'Eater' comes from the Old English 'etan', meaning 'to consume food'. The combination reflects a person whose eating habits result in a disordered or untidy manner.

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