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Pronunciation / Transliteration: op.zɔ.ma.ni
"Son opsomanie pour les truffes blanches était bien connue de ses amis."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An abnormal or obsessive passion or craving for a particular food, especially a delicacy.
"His sudden opsomania for imported white truffles led him to spend exorbitant amounts of money at gourmet markets." - 2
A psychological compulsion toward eating specific savory dishes or gourmet items.
"The nutritionist classified her extreme dietary fixations as a mild form of opsomania."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek opsón (ὀψόν), meaning 'cooked meat or delicacies', combined with mania (μανία), meaning 'madness' or 'excessive enthusiasm'. Coined in the 19th century as a medical and psychological term to describe an abnormal or obsessive craving for a particular food or delicacy.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Opsomania" is said worldwide
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opsomanie
Transliteration: op.zɔ.ma.ni
"Son opsomanie pour les truffes blanches était bien connue de ses amis."
Opsomanie
Transliteration: ɔp.zo.maˈniː
"Seine Opsomanie nach seltenen Delikatessen überraschte niemanden."
opsomania
Transliteration: op.zoˈmaː.nja
"La sua opsomania per il cibo raffinato era evidente durante ogni cena."
opsomanía
Transliteration: op.so.maˈni.a
"La opsomanía por los manjares caros afectaba sus finanzas personales."
opsomania
Transliteration: ɔp.zo.maˈni.a
"A opsomania dele por pratos gourmet tornou-se o assunto da família."
स्वादिष्ट भोजन की अत्यधिक लालसा
Transliteration: swadisht bhojan ki atyadhik lalsa
"विशिष्ट व्यंजनों के लिए उसकी opsomania जगजाहिर थी।"
对美味食物的狂热
Transliteration: duì měiwèi shíwù de kuángrè
"他对手工干酪的opsomania让他尝遍了所有高档杂货店。"
진미에 대한 집착
Transliteration: jinmie daehan jipchak
"그의 고급 요리에 대한 opsomania는 유명했다."
美味嗜癖
Transliteration: bimishiheki
"彼の高級食材に対するopsomaniaは周囲を驚かせた。"
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