Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Abbiocco The feeling of falling asleep after lunch or dinner Italian food feeling
Palla To steal fruit off trees Swedish funny action food
Pelinti To move hot food around in your mouth Buli food
Angrillen Beginning the grilling season German food event
Tízórai A meal between breakfast and lunch, literally "at ten o'clock" Hungarian food time
Sgriob The itchiness of the upper lip just before taking a sip of whisky Irish physical food
Scrumping Stealing fruit (particularly apples) from trees English food action
Saucer To mop up the sauce from your plate with a piece of bread French action food
Nekojita (ねこじた) Literally "cat's tongue"; a person who is sensitive to hot food and especially hot drinks Japanese food attribute
Şırış Mucus or the sweet sugary residue from fruits or other treats Nogay food
Chai-Pani Literal: "tea and water"; the money and favors given to someone to get things done Hindi food action
Goso When you smell sesame oil - that nutty, flavorful, aromatic - mostly used to describe smells of sesame and/or bean paste Korean sensory food
Kuidare To eat yourself into backruptcy Japanese food funny
Siwon Usually meanng cool or cold, but when used in the context of dining, means the taste which achieves the ideal umami such that the food feels cool Korean food attribute
Zechpreller A person who leaves a restaurant without paying German adverse action food
Culaccino The mark left on the table by a cold glass Italian physical food
Mitonner Cooking with passion French food love beauty
Fika Coffee and cake break with friends or colleagues Swedish food friends
Schnapsdrossel A person that drinks a lot but rarely gets drunk German food habits
Shemomedjamo (შემომეჭამა) To keep eating past the point of being full since the food tastes so good. Georgian food
Fika Drinking coffee along with eating something sweet Swedish food society
Aşermek The experience of craving certain foods while pregnant Turkish food
Vprikusku Drinking tea through pieces of sugar Russian food action
Biritululo The act of comparing yams to settle a dispute Kiriwani food thinking
Pisan Zapra The time needed to eat a banana Malay time measurement food




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