"mouthwatering" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more mouthwatering [comparative], most mouthwatering [superlative]
Etymology: From mouth + watering: causing the nervous system to trigger production and release of saliva. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mouth|watering}} mouth + watering Head templates: {{en-adj}} mouthwatering (comparative more mouthwatering, superlative most mouthwatering)
  1. That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate. Translations (delicious in taste): 令人垂涎的 (Chinese), isuäratav (Estonian), veden kielelle saava (Finnish), herkullinen (Finnish), alléchant [masculine] (French), appétissant [masculine] (French), lecker (German), appetitlich (German), appetitoso [masculine] (Italian), invitante (Italian), whakawaiwai (Maori), mōwaiwai (Maori), apetyczny (Polish), de dar água na boca (Portuguese), de toma pan y moja (Spanish), se te hace la boca agua (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-mouthwatering-en-adj-sVU8mR0c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'delicious in taste': 96 4
  2. (by extension) Enticing or tantalizing. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-mouthwatering-en-adj-IL~RMLQs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Chinese translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Chinese translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mouth-watering Derived forms: mouthwateringly Related terms: one's teeth water, salivatingly

Alternative forms

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