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peckish

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peck·ish  (pksh)
adj.
1. Ill-tempered; irritable.
2. Chiefly British Somewhat hungry.

[From peck, to eat.]

peckish [ˈpɛkɪʃ]
adj
Informal chiefly Brit feeling slightly hungry; having an appetite
[from peck2]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.peckish - somewhat hungry
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
hungry - feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people"
2.peckish - easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
Translations
peckish [ˈpekɪʃ] ADJcon ganas de comer algo
I'm or I feel a bit peckishtengo ganas de comer algo
peckish [ˈpɛkɪʃ] adj (British) (= hungry) to be peckish → avoir un creux
to feel a bit peckish → avoir un petit creux
peckish
adj (Brit inf: = hungry) I’m (feeling) a bit peckishich könnte was zwischen die Zähne gebrauchen (inf)
peckish [ˈpɛkɪʃ] adj (Brit) (fam) to feel a bit peckishavere un languorino


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