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glouton

/ɡlu.tɔ̃/

adjective/ɡlu.tɔ̃/

gluttonous; devouring or engulfing one's food greedily; gluttonous; having a great greed toward something

Cet enfant a toujours été glouton.This child has always been gluttonous.

Synonyms: goinfre, goulu, vorace, avide

Inherited from Old French glouton, from Late Latin gluttōnem.

noun, masculine/ɡlu.tɔ̃/plural: gloutons

glutton or wolverine, a mammalian carnivore of the Arctic regions resembling a small bear with a hairy tail; glutton; a person or animal who eats his food greedily

Le glouton est un animal solitaire.The wolverine is a solitary animal.

Synonyms: carcajou

Inherited from Old French glouton, from Late Latin gluttōnem.