Mouthwatering: meaning, definitions and examples

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mouthwatering

 

[ หˆmaสŠฮธหŒwษ”tษ™rษชล‹ ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

food description

Extremely appetizing or delicious, causing one's mouth to water in anticipation.

Synonyms

appetizing, delicious, tasty

Examples of usage

  • The smell of freshly baked bread was so mouthwatering that I couldn't resist buying a loaf.
  • The chef's special dessert was truly mouthwatering, with a perfect balance of sweet and tangy flavors.

Translations

Translations of the word "mouthwatering" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น apetitoso

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฒเคœเฅ€เคœ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช kรถstlich

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ menggiurkan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฐะฟะตั‚ะธั‚ะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ apetyczny

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ‚ˆใ ใ‚ŒใŒๅ‡บใ‚‹

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท dรฉlicieux

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ delicioso

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท aฤŸzฤฑ sulandฤฑran

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ตฐ์นจ ๋„๋Š”

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุดู‡ูŠ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ lahodnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ lahodnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ไปคไบบๅž‚ๆถŽ็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ okusen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ girnilegur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ั‚ำ™ะฑะตั‚ั‚ั–

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ’แƒ”แƒ›แƒ แƒ˜แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ iลŸtah aรงan

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ delicioso

Etymology

The term 'mouthwatering' originated in the early 19th century and is a combination of 'mouth' and 'watering', referring to the physiological reaction of salivating in response to appetizing food. It has since become a popular expression to describe delicious or tempting food.

See also: badmouth, mouth, mouthful, mouthparts, mouthpiece, mouthwater.