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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesatracarse
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ah-trah-kahr-seh
"Después del maratón, se atracó de pizza."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To eat a large amount greedily; to stuff oneself with food.
"After the marathon, he was gorging on pizza and soda." - 2
To fill something to excess.
"The river was gorging with water after the heavy rains."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'gorging' originates from the Middle English 'gorge', which comes from the Old French 'gorge' meaning 'throat'. Its roots can be traced back to the Latin 'gurgulio', meaning 'throat' or 'gullet', reflecting the act of consuming food greedily or excessively.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gorging" is said worldwide
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se gaver
Transliteration: suh gah-vay
"Après la course, il se gavait de pizza."
sich vollstopfen
Transliteration: zikh foll-shtof-en
"Nach dem Marathon hat er sich mit Pizza vollgestopft."
abbuffarsi
Transliteration: ab-boo-far-si
"Dopo la maratona, si è abbuffato di pizza."
atracarse
Transliteration: ah-trah-kahr-seh
"Después del maratón, se atracó de pizza."
empanturrar-se
Transliteration: em-pan-too-har-se
"Depois da maratona, ele se empanturrou de pizza."
ज्यादा खाना
Transliteration: zyada khana
"मैरेथन के बाद, वह ज्यादा खाना खा रहा था।"
狼吞虎咽
Transliteration: láng tūn hǔ yàn
"马拉松后，他狼吞虎咽地吃披萨。"
폭식하다
Transliteration: pok-sik-ha-da
"마라톤 후에 그는 피자를 폭식했다."
むさぼり食う
Transliteration: musabori kuu
"マラソンの後、彼はピザをむさぼり食った。"
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