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delicious
What does delicious mean?
delicious (adjective): pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce delicious?
/dɪˈlɪʃəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does delicious come from?
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”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “delicious” mean?
pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty
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belonging to one by birth or ancestry
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recently made, produced, or harvested
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hard, not easy, requiring much effort
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