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From Ancient Greek, from ὄψον (ópson, “delicacies”) + φάγος (phágos, “glutton”); compare English opson, Latin obsonium.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A glutton, a gourmand, chiefly one who hogs and eats excessive amounts of fish. Full definition →
From Ancient Greek, from ὄψον (ópson, “delicacies”) + φάγος (phágos, “glutton”); compare English opson, Latin obsonium.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.