peckish

English

Etymology

peck (“(verb)”) +‎ -ish

Pronunciation

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Adjective

peckish (comparative more peckish, superlative most peckish)

1. (colloquial) mildly hungry
2. (colloquial) irritable; crotchety
3. (colloquial) Of or pertaining to Peckham, a place in Southwark London.
4. (colloquial) Native to Peckham.

Translations

mildly hungry

• Danish: brødflov (da), sulten (da)
• German: hungrig (de)
• Icelandic: svangur (is) m

• Maltese: b'ftit guh (mt) m
• Polish: głodnawy (pl)
• Russian: голодный (ru) (golódnyj)

irritable

• Danish: irritabel (da)

• Russian: раздражительный (ru) (razdražítelnyj)

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• French: affamé, avoir la dent

• Norwegian: fysen