大食(たいしょく)

たいしょく
noun
big appetite; eating a large amount
1. eating a large amount; big appetite; gluttony
Eating a great deal, or a person who eats a lot. The antonym of 小食(しょうしょく) (light eater). Also seen in 大食漢(たいしょくかん) (a big eater) and the colloquial reading 大食(おおぐ)い (heavy eating; eating contest).
彼(かれ)は大食(たいしょく)だ。
He is a big eater.
大食(たいしょく)は健康(けんこう)に良(よ)くない。
Overeating is not good for your health.
若(わか)い頃(ころ)は大食(たいしょく)だったが、年(とし)を取(と)って小食(しょうしょく)になった。
I was a big eater when I was young, but I've become a light eater with age.

The antonym of 小食(しょうしょく) (light eater). Describes eating a large amount, or a person who does so.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 大食漢(たいしょくかん): a big eater (person)
  • 大食(たいしょく)家(か): a heavy eater
  • 大食(たいしょく)を慎(つつし)む: to refrain from overeating

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 小食(しょうしょく): light eater — the direct antonym
  • 大食(おおぐ)い: heavy eating; eating contest — the more colloquial reading

Related Words

Antonym: 小食(しょうしょく) (light eater)
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