大好物(だいこうぶつ)

だいこうぶつ
noun
favorite food; great favorite
food
1. favorite food; great favorite
Something one loves to eat or, by extension, something one is extremely fond of. Combines the intensifier 大 with 好物 (favorite food). Often used to talk about what someone loves most.
カレーは私(わたし)の大好物(だいこうぶつ)だ。
Curry is my absolute favorite food.
祖母(そぼ)の大好物(だいこうぶつ)はお寿司(すし)だった。
My grandmother's favorite food was sushi.
子供(こども)の大好物(だいこうぶつ)ばかり作(つく)ると、栄養(えいよう)が偏(かたよ)ってしまう。
If you only make the children's favorite foods, their nutrition will become unbalanced.

Usage

大好物(だいこうぶつ) is an emphatic form of 好物(こうぶつ) (favorite food). The 大(だい) prefix intensifies the meaning, expressing strong fondness. Primarily used for food, but occasionally extended to other strong preferences.

Common collocations

Similar words

好物(こうぶつ) is the base form meaning "favorite food" without the emphatic nuance. 大(だい)好(す)き (love, really like) is a na-adjective that applies broadly to anything, while 大好物(だいこうぶつ) is a noun specifically centered on food.

Related Words

Related: 好物(こうぶつ) (favorite food)
general
Added 2026.3.11 22:58 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
16000/16283_daikoubutsu