Meaning of glutton in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈɡlətn/

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1. Noun

   glutton

   Etymology

   Middle English: from Old French gluton, from Latin glutto(n-) related to gluttire‘to swallow’, gluttus‘greedy’, and gula‘throat’

   Definitions

   1. a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
2. 2. wolverine of northern Eurasia