What is a fancy word for eating?

nibble (on) regale. gormandize. polish off. gnaw (at or on)

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What is another word for enjoying eating?

epicure, gourmet, gourmand, gastronome mean one who takes pleasure in eating and drinking. epicure implies fastidiousness and voluptuousness of taste. gourmet implies being a connoisseur in food and drink and the discriminating enjoyment of them.

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What's a scientific word for eating?

The act or state of ingesting. ingesting. ingestion.

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What is the future word for eat?

Answer and Explanation: The future tense of 'eat' is either 'will eat' or 'shall eat' and can be used in the following ways: I will eat dinner as soon as I get home. I shall eat dinner as soon as I get home.

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What is extreme eating called?

Binge-eating disorder is a serious eating disorder in which you frequently consume unusually large amounts of food and feel unable to stop eating.

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How do you say delicious in fancy way?

synonyms for delicious
  1. appetizing.
  2. delectable.
  3. delightful.
  4. distinctive.
  5. enjoyable.
  6. enticing.
  7. exquisite.
  8. heavenly.

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What is a fancy word for delicious?

appetizing, delectable, delightful, distinctive, enjoyable, enticing, exquisite, heavenly, luscious, piquant, pleasant, rich, savory, spicy, sweet, tasty, tempting, yummy, choice, dainty.

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Which word means appetizing or tasty?

Some common synonyms of appetizing are palatable, savory, tasty, and toothsome.

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How do you say delicious food?

Yummy. This is an informal way of saying something tastes good. If you find something to be delicious, you could simply say “Yummy!” or you could expand it into a sentence. This cheesecake is really yummy.

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What word is short for delicious?

[ dih-lish ] SHOW IPA.

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What is the base word for delicious?

From Middle English delicious, from Anglo-Norman delicious, from Old French delicious, delicieux, from Late Latin dēliciōsus (“delicate, delicious”), from dēliciae (“delights”), plural of dēlicia (“pleasure”), from deliciō (“I allure, I entice”), from de- (“away”) + laciō (“I lure, I deceive”), from Proto-Italic *lakjō ...

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What's a word for classy food?

The words gastronome and gourmet can be used in similar contexts, but gastronome implies that one has studied extensively the history and rituals of haute cuisine. When is gourmand a more appropriate choice than gourmet? In some situations, the words gourmand and gourmet are roughly equivalent.

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How do you describe good food in writing?

Food writing shines when it's specific to the food's particular flavor, texture, or smell, making it more evocative and precise. Rather than describing a soup as “tasty” or “scrumptious,” try more specific words like “buttery,” “chunky,” or “minty.”

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What is the Latin word of taste?

Like its peers, gustatory has its roots in Latin—in this case, the Latin word gustare, meaning "to taste." Gustare is a somewhat distant relative of several common English words, among them choose and disgust, but it is a direct ancestor of gustatory, gustation, meaning "the act or sensation of tasting," and ...

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How do you say very tasty?

tasty
  1. appetizing.
  2. delectable.
  3. flavorful.
  4. luscious.
  5. pungent.
  6. savory.
  7. spicy.
  8. yummy.

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How do you say dinner is delicious?

To acknowledge a good meal and comment on the taste of the food, you can say:
  1. What a fantastic meal!
  2. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
  3. That was a delicious meal.
  4. It was a very satisfying meal.

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What is a yummy in slang?

Slang – Yummy. Meaning – Delicious. This expression can be used to describe something that is pleasing to the senses. Yummy can also be used to describe anything that you find extremely attractive or appealing. If you call a man or woman yummy it means you find them attractive.

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What is snack in Latin?

Pupus is a Latin word meaning “snack” or “appetizer”.

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What is to taste in French?

taste → goût, saveur, avant-goût. taste → goûter, essayer, gouter. taste → avant-goût, gout, sentir, goûter, goût, reconnaître, déguster.

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What is idiom for taste?

idiom saying. said when it is difficult to explain why different people like different things, especially things that you do not like: "I love working on the weekends." "Well, there's no accounting for taste!"

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What is food British slang?

Nosh – is slang for food. For example: “Shall we get some nosh before our lecture?”

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How do you say food in England?

Below is the UK transcription for 'food': Modern IPA: fʉ́wd. Traditional IPA: fuːd. 1 syllable: "FOOD"

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