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, sulten (da)
• German: hungrig (de)
• Icelandic: svangur (is) m
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• Maltese: b’ftit guh m
• Polish: głodnawy
• Russian: голо́дный (ru) (golódnyj)

irritable

• Danish: irritabel
• Portuguese: irritadiço m
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• Russian: раздражи́тельный (ru) (razdražítelʹnyj)

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• French: ^{(please verify)} affamé (fr), ^{(please verify)} avoir la dent (fr)
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• Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} fysen