Etymology

abligurition

ab·lig·u·rit·ion
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Today it means: Prodigal expenditure on food. Full definition →

Late Latin abligurrītiō, abligurītiō
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  1. Late Latin · learned borrowing fromabligurrītiō, abligurītiō“act of devouring; act of spending in feasting”
  2. English todayabligurition

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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