lacom

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lacom

/ˈla.kom/

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic лакомъ (lakomŭ), from Proto-Slavic *olkomъ.

adjective lacomă · lacomi · lacome · lacom

masculine, neuter avid, greedy, gluttonous, ravenous, covetous
Similar: hrăpăreț, pofticios, mâncăcios

adverb

greedily, covetously, lustfully

In English

greedy having greed; consumed by selfish desires
edacious voracious; ravenous

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"lacom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/lacom. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"lacom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/lacom.

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@misc{lacom_2026,
  title = {lacom},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/lacom},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}