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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

ご馳走を食べる

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gochisou o taberu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Schmausen/ˈʃmaʊ̯zn̩/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"私たちはパーティーで美味しいご馳走を食べた。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To feast, banquet, or eat with great enjoyment and abundance.

    "Die Gäste schmausten ausgiebig bei dem festlichen Abendessen."
As noun
  1. 1

    A lavish meal, banquet, or feast shared among people.

    "Nach der erfolgreichen Ernte gab es einen großen Schmaus."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle High German 'smūsen', meaning to feast or enjoy oneself, ultimately related to Germanic roots concerning savory food and tactile pleasure. Over centuries, it evolved to describe hearty, communal dining and elaborate banquets.

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