délicieux

French

Etymology

Borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin deliciosus.

• Cognate with English delicious, Italian delizioso, Romanian delicios, Spanish delicioso

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.li.sjø/

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Adjective

délicieux (feminine délicieuse, masculine plural délicieux, feminine plural délicieuses)

1. delicious
2. delightful

Related terms

• délicieusement
• délicat

Further reading

• “délicieux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.