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“gormandizing” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

gormandizing
heluatio: ingluvies (Terentianus, Hor., ingluvies atque voracitas, Eutropius).

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What is the Latin word for gormandizing?
The usual Latin words for “gormandizing” are helluātiō, ingluviēs, Eutropius. 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.