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A liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, singular
Examples
- He eats a healthy diet most of the time, but has a sweet tooth when it comes to candy.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Someone with a liking for sweet foods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, idiomatic
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An edible fungus of species Hydnum repandum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A preference, especially for a kind of food.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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a strong appetite for sweet food
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: appetite, appetency, appetence
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Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Dutch:
voorliefde voor zoet
— a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
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Estonian:
maias
— a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
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Estonian:
magusahammas
— a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
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Estonian:
mesilemb
— a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
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Estonian:
magusa armastaja
— a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
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Finnish:
karkkihammas
— a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
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French:
bec sucré
— a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
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Hungarian:
édesszájúság
— a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
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Polish:
słabość do słodyczy
— a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
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Portuguese:
formiguinha
— a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
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Scottish Gaelic:
corrag mhilis
— a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
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Scottish Gaelic:
smealas
— a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
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Welsh:
dant melys
— a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
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Catalan:
llaminer
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Catalan:
llépol
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Chinese Mandarin:
愛吃甜食 /爱吃甜食
(ài chī tiánshí)
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Dutch:
liefhebber van zoet
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Dutch:
zoetekauw
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Erzya:
тантюкш
(tanťukš)
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Estonian:
maiasmokk
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Estonian:
maias
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Estonian:
mesihammas
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Finnish:
perso makealle
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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French:
bec sucré
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Galician:
larpeiro
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Galician:
lambón
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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German:
Naschkatze
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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German:
Schlecker
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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German:
Schleckerin
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Greek:
γλυκατζής
(glykatzís)
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Greek:
γλυκατζού
(glykatzoú)
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Hungarian:
édesszájú
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Icelandic:
nammigrís
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Icelandic:
sælgætisgrís
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Japanese:
甘党
(amatō)
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Macedonian:
слаткар
(slatkar)
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Norwegian:
søtmons
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Old Ruthenian:
цꙋкролю́бецъ
(cukrowjúbecʹ)
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Old Ruthenian:
сладколю́бецъ
(sladkowjúbecʹ)
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Polish:
osoba ze słabością do słodyczy
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Portuguese:
formiguinha
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Portuguese:
guloso
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Russian:
сладкое́жка
(sladkojéžka)
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Russian:
сластёна
(slastjóna)
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Spanish:
goloso
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Swedish:
gottegris
— someone with a liking for sweet foods
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Estonian:
hele timpnarmik
— Hydnum repandum
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Finnish:
vaaleaorakas
— Hydnum repandum
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Norwegian Bokmål:
piggsopp
— Hydnum repandum
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Polish:
kolczak obłączasty
— Hydnum repandum