A1adjective · common

delicious

de·li·cious

delicious · more delicious · most delicious

добрий, смачний

вкусный, лакомый

lecker, köstlich, schmackhaft, geschmackvoll

Pleasing to the sense of tastePleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.

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/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/

» The drinks looked cool and delicious.

Напої виглядали прохолодними і смачними. — ChickenKiev

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Meaning

3 senses

Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
deliziös, köstlich, lecker
вку́сныйvkúsnyj, ла́комыйlákomyj
смачни́йsmačnýj, до́брийdóbryj
extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
(colloquial, figuratively)Pleasing to a person's taste; pleasing to the eyes or mind.
The irony is delicious!
(slang)Having tremendous sex appeal.

Examples

830 sentences

The drinks looked cool and delicious.
Напої виглядали прохолодними і смачними. — ChickenKiev
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They serve delicious food at that restaurant.
В цьому ресторані подають смачні страви. — sinichka
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Your cake is delicious.
Твій торт смачний. — deniko
ruВаш торт вкусный. — odexed
deDein Kuchen schmeckt gut. — jakov
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This orange is delicious.
Цей апельсин смачний. — deniko
ruЭтот апельсин вкусный. — odexed
deDiese Orange ist köstlich. — Esperantostern
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This food is delicious.
Ця їжа смачна. — deniko
ruЭта еда вкусная. — odexed
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Translations

9 languages

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Origin

From Middle English delicious, from Anglo-Norman delicious, from Old French delicious, del

From Middle English delicious, from Anglo-Norman delicious, from Old French delicious, delicieux, from Late Latin dēliciōsus (“delicate, delicious”), from dēliciae (“delights”), plural of dēlicia (“pleasure”), from delicere (“to allure, to entice”), from de- (“away”) + laciō (“to lure, deceive”), from Proto-Italic *lakjō (“to draw, pull”), of unknown ultimate origin. Displaced native Old English ārlīċ (“delicious”).

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