English Explanatory Dictionary

abligurition

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Prodigal expenditure on food.

Pronunciation

/əˌblɪɡjʊˈɹɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abligurition.wav /əˌblɪɡ(j)ʊˈɹɪʃən/

Word forms

abligurition

Etymology

PIE word *h₂epó Learned borrowing from Late Latin abligurrītiō, abligurītiō (“act of devouring; act of spending in feasting”), from abligurriō, abliguriō (“to lick away; to spend or waste indulgently, squander”) + -tiō (suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs); from ab- (“away; away from; from”) + ligurriō, liguriō (“to lick up; to feast or feed upon; to be dainty or fond of luxuries”).

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