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单词 kickshaw
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kickshaw


kick·shaw

K0054500 (kĭk′shô′)n.1. A fancy food; a delicacy.2. A trinket; a gewgaw.
[By folk etymology from French quelque chose, something : quelque, some (quel, what from Latin quālis, of what kind; see quality + que, what, which, who, from Vulgar Latin *que, from Latin quid, what; see quiddity) + chose, thing; see chose2.]

kickshaw

(ˈkɪkˌʃɔː) or

kickshaws

n1. a valueless trinket2. (Cookery) archaic a small elaborate or exotic delicacy[C16: back formation from kickshaws, by folk etymology from French quelque chose something]

kick•shaw

(ˈkɪkˌʃɔ)

n. 1. a tidbit or delicacy. 2. trinket; trifle. [1590–1600; back formation from kickshaws < French quelque chose something]
Thesaurus
Noun1.kickshaw - something considered choice to eatkickshaw - something considered choice to eat dainty, goody, treat, delicacyaliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, victuals, nutrition - a source of materials to nourish the bodychoice morsel, tidbit, titbit - a small tasty bit of foodsavoury, savory - an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvreconfection, sweet - a food rich in sugarnectar, ambrosia - (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortaljelly, gelatin - an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foodsbone marrow, marrow - very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones

kickshaw


  • noun

Synonyms for kickshaw

noun something considered choice to eat

Synonyms

  • dainty
  • goody
  • treat
  • delicacy

Related Words

  • aliment
  • alimentation
  • nourishment
  • nutriment
  • sustenance
  • victuals
  • nutrition
  • choice morsel
  • tidbit
  • titbit
  • savoury
  • savory
  • confection
  • sweet
  • nectar
  • ambrosia
  • jelly
  • gelatin
  • bone marrow
  • marrow
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