opsophagos
opsophagos noun: a glutton, a gourmand, chiefly one who hogs and eats excessive amounts of fish.
Noun
opsophagos (plural opsophagoi)
- A glutton, a gourmand, chiefly one who hogs and eats excessive amounts of fish.
- How does this help us with the opsophagoi listed by Athenaeus′ comic poets and anecdotalists and their feats of consumption?1995, John Wilkins, David Harvey, Mike Dobson, Food in Antiquity, page 209
- Thus, at the precise moment during the banquet when Myrtilus points out what should be understood as an opsophagos, it is fish that are brought to Larensis′ table.2000, David Braund, John Wilkins, Athenaeus and His World: Reading Greek Culture in the Roman Empire, page 267
Forms of opsophagos
| plural | opsophagoi |
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Origin of opsophagos
From Ancient Greek, from ὄψον (ópson, “delicacies”) + φάγος (phágos, “glutton”); compare English opson, Latin obsonium.
Questions about opsophagos
- What does opsophagos mean?
- Opsophagos means a glutton, a gourmand, chiefly one who hogs and eats excessive amounts of fish.
- What part of speech is opsophagos?
- Opsophagos is a noun.
- What is the plural of opsophagos?
- The plural of opsophagos is opsophagoi.
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