abligurition

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin abligurrītiō, abligurītiō (“act of devouring; act of spending in feasting”), from abligurriō, abliguriō (“to lick away; to spend or waste indulgently, squander”) + -tiō (suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs); from ab- (“away; away from; from”) + ligurriō, liguriō (“to lick up; to feast or feed upon; to be dainty or fond of luxuries”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˌblɪɡjʊˈɹɪʃən/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˌblɪɡ(j)ʊˈɹɪʃən/ Rhymes: -ɪʃən Hyphenation: ab‧lig‧u‧rit‧ion === Noun === abligurition (uncountable) (chiefly archaic, rare) Prodigal expenditure on food. ==== Translations ==== === References === “† abligurition, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2021.