English → Latin
“gluttony” in Latin
edācitāsvoracity, gluttonyintemperānsunrestrained, intemperate; licentiousingluviēsthe crop of birds; gluttony, voraciousness
The English word gluttony itself goes back to Latin glūtĭo.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
gluttony
edacitas: aviditas cibi: intemperantia or intemperies gulae; also gula only: ingluvies (Hor.). Sometimes ligurritio (lickerishness).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for gluttony?
- The usual Latin words for “gluttony” are edācitās, intemperāns, ingluviēs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.