Maheude (en. Maheude)

/ma.œd/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A gluttonous person who eats excessively.

In the restaurant, she was the only maheude to finish all the dishes.

Dans le restaurant, elle était la seule maheude à finir tous les plats.

An individual who eats loudly or in an unrefined manner.

You could hear her from afar, she was truly a maheude.

On l'entendait de loin, c'était vraiment une maheude.

A person who devours their food without restraint.

She was a maheude, she devoured the dessert in no time.

C'était une maheude, elle a dévoré le dessert en un rien de temps.

The word 'maheude' comes from Picard, a dialect from northern France, and is derived from local slang.

to be a maheude

Means to eat excessively or noisily.

être une maheude

to act like a maheude

Refers to a person who behaves like a glutton.

faire le maheude

maheude in the city

Refers to a person who does not deny themselves food in an urban environment.

maheude en ville

glutton

Individual who eats voraciously.

goinfre

voracity

Character of someone who eats excessively.

voracité

gluttony

Act of eating excessively.

gloutonnerie

A person who serves themselves very generously at the table.

Look how he's serving himself, he's a real maheude!

Regarde comme il se sert, c'est un vrai maheude!

Someone who eats in a rather unrefined manner.

She behaved like a maheude during the meal.

Elle s'est comportée comme une maheude lors du repas.