goesting
Language: Flemish · [ˈɣustɪŋ] · Pronunciation: KHOOS-ting
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Meaning
an eager wanting — appetite for the food and for the day itself
The story
Goesting travelled from the Latin gustus, taste, through Old French, and picked up a Germanic ending on the way, which makes it thoroughly Belgian. In 2004 the listeners of Radio 1 in Flanders voted it the finest word in the language. English keeps the same root in gusto.
The four rounds
- Which language is it from?
- Flemish (Belgium)
- What kind of word is it?
- A noun
- Where would you hear it?
- A Ghent kitchen at six, chip pan on
- What does it mean?
- A hearty wanting, for food or for life
How it went
Harder than most words so far.
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