"opsophagos" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: opsophagoi [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek, from ὄψον (ópson, “delicacies”) + φάγος (phágos, “glutton”); compare English opson, Latin obsonium. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{cog|en|opson}} English opson, {{cog|la|obsonium}} Latin obsonium Head templates: {{en-noun|opsophagoi}} opsophagos (plural opsophagoi)
  1. (literary or historical) A glutton, a gourmand, chiefly one who hogs and eats excessive amounts of fish.
    Sense id: en-opsophagos-en-noun-DFElgAQA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry

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