abbiocco

Language: Italian · [abˈbjɔkko] · Pronunciation: ab-BYOK-koh

Meaning

the heavy sleepiness after a big meal — the food coma

The story

The eyes glaze and the head dips: the pasta is doing its work. Abbiocco is Italy's name for the sleepiness after a serious meal, treated there as the natural prelude to a nap rather than a failing. American slang knows it as the itis; everyone else calls it a food coma.

The four rounds

Which language is it from?

Italian

When does it strike?

After a long Sunday roast

Where would you hear it?

At nonna's table, third course in

What does it mean?

The drowsiness after a big meal

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