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the way to a man's heart is through his stomach

proverb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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proverb

Meaning 1

Cooking food for a man is a good way to win his affections.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 要想抓住男人的心,先要抓住男人的胃 (yào xiǎng zhuāzhù nánrén de xīn, xiān yào zhuāzhù nánrén de wèi) — cooking food for a man is a good way to win his affections
  • Danish: vejen til en mands hjerte går gennem maven — cooking food for a man is a good way to win his affections
  • Dutch: de liefde van de man gaat door de maag — cooking food for a man is a good way to win his affections
  • Estonian: armastus käib kõhu kaudu — cooking food for a man is a good way to win his affections
  • Finnish: tie miehen sydämeen käy vatsan kautta — cooking food for a man is a good way to win his affections
  • German: Liebe geht durch den Magen — cooking food for a man is a good way to win his affections
  • Greek: η καρδιά του άνδρα περνά απ’ το στομάχι (i kardiá tou ándra perná ap’ to stomáchi) — cooking food for a man is a good way to win his affections
  • Polish: przez żołądek do serca — cooking food for a man is a good way to win his affections
  • Romanian: drumul spre inima unui bărbat trece prin stomac — cooking food for a man is a good way to win his affections
  • Russian: путь к се́рдцу мужчи́ны лежи́т че́рез его́ желу́док (putʹ k sérdcu mužčíny ležít čérez jevó želúdok) — cooking food for a man is a good way to win his affections
  • Slovak: láska ide cez žalúdok — cooking food for a man is a good way to win his affections
  • Swedish: vägen till hjärtat går genom magen — cooking food for a man is a good way to win his affections
  • Turkish: erkeğin kalbine giden yol midesinden geçer — cooking food for a man is a good way to win his affections