yummy
pronunciation
How to pronounce yummy in British English: UK [ˈjʌmi]
How to pronounce yummy in American English: US [ˈjʌmi]
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- Adjective:
- extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
Word Origin
- yummy
- "delicious," 1899, from baby talk. Yum-yum as an exclamation of pleasure is recorded from 1878.
Example
- 1. This yummy sushi was created by japanese chef ken kawasumi .
- 2. And I 'd make sure that they had healthy and yummy food in the school cafeterias .
- 3. The appropriate thing to do would be to eat the whatever-it-is and say how yummy it is .
- 4. A yummy moroccan breakfast usually consists of different breads with some chutney , jam , cheese or butter .
- 5. So we 're always on the lookout for original ways to prepare it to keep it both yummy and interesting .