Lamunin (en. To devour)

/laˈmu.nin/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog
verb
To witness the consumption of food in a great or delicious way.
Devour the food until nothing is left.
Laminin mo ang pagkain hanggang ito ay walang natira.
To go through the food quickly and selfishly.
Out of extreme hunger, he just devoured everything.
Sa sobrang gutom, laminin na lang niya ang lahat.
To eat excessively delicious or tasty food.
Devour the dessert, it is exceedingly delicious.
Laminin mo ang dessert, ito ay labis na masarap.

Etymology

From the word 'lamon' and the infix 'in'

Common Phrases and Expressions

devour everything
Eat excessively of all food.
lamunin ang lahat
devour delicious food
For delicious food, it is eaten excessively.
lamunin ang masarap na pagkain

Related Words

devour
A verb meaning to eat quickly and abundantly.
lamon
ingest
The act of taking food into the body.
ingest

Slang Meanings

To eat quickly and can eat a lot.
I'm so hungry that I feel like I could devour all the food here!
Sobrang gutom na ako at parang gusto kong lamunin lahat ng pagkain dito!
To eat with intense desire.
When I saw that cake, I'm really going to devour it!
Nang makita ko yung cake, lamunin ko talaga 'yan!
An adjective for someone so busy, as if they're 'devouring' their time.
Wow, so many projects, it feels like all this is devouring my time.
Grabe, ang daming projects, parang lamunin ang oras ko ng lahat ng ito.