mouthwatering en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-tó-s Proto-Germanic *munþaz Proto-West Germanic *munþ Old English mūþ Middle English mouth English mouth Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English watering English mouthwatering From mouth + watering.
Meanings
- (literally) Causing one to salivate.
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That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing.
Superintendent, I hope you're ready for mouthwatering hamburgers.
1996 April 14, Bill Oakley, “22 Short Films About Springfield”, in The Simpsons, season 7, episode 21, spoken by Superintendent Chalmers and Principal Skinner (Hank Azaria and Harry Shearer), segment "Skinner & The Superintendent", production code 3F18:If the weather was not too rough at Norfolk Island, the Tulagi took on board some Norfolk Island fish, which arrived frozen in Vila. This fish was heavily in demand in Vila as it had a mouth-watering taste and was safe to eat.
2006, Ted Freeman, Doctor in Vanuatu, Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, →ISBN, page 38:
- (broadly) Enticing or tantalizing.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most mouthwatering | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| mouth-watering | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more mouthwatering | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
one's teeth water · salivatingly
Translations (16)
pt de dar água na boca (delicious in taste) · es se te hace la boca agua (delicious in taste) · de appetitlich (delicious in taste) · es de toma pan y moja (delicious in taste) · zh 令人垂涎的 (delicious in taste) · fr appétissant (delicious in taste) · it appetitoso (delicious in taste) · et isuäratav (delicious in taste) · fi herkullinen (delicious in taste) · it invitante (delicious in taste) · de lecker (delicious in taste) · pl apetyczny (delicious in taste) · fr alléchant (delicious in taste) · mi mōwaiwai (delicious in taste) · mi whakawaiwai (delicious in taste) · fi veden kielelle saava (delicious in taste)