GLUTTON


Meaning of GLUTTON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈglə-t ə n ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English glotoun, from Anglo-French glutun, glotun, from Latin glutton-, glutto; akin to Latin gluttire to swallow, gula throat, Old English ceole

Date: 13th century

1.

a. : one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking

b. : one that has a great capacity for accepting or enduring something

a glutton for punishment

2. : wolverine 1a

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.