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glouton

glutton, greedy person

noun adjective gloo-TOHN Rare

Also means

wolverine (animal)

Usage Note

Glouton describes someone who eats excessively, but it is also the French name for the wolverine (Gulo gulo), a notoriously voracious mammal. As an adjective it means 'greedy' or 'gluttonous'. The feminine form is gloutonne.

Examples

"Ce glouton a tout mangé."

Natural Translation

That glutton ate everything.

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