abbiocco
/abːjˈɔkːo/
the sleepy, drowsy feeling you get after eating a big meal (a "food coma")
Definitions
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1
Drowsiness or sleepiness, especially after eating a heavy meal (food coma)
“Dopo il pranzo di Natale, ci ha preso un abbiocco tremendo.”
After Christmas lunch, we were hit by a terrible food coma.
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2
A general feeling of sluggishness or sleepiness (not only from food)
“Con questo caldo, oggi pomeriggio mi è venuto un gran abbiocco.”
With this heat, I got really drowsy this afternoon.
Word forms
- Gender
- masculine
- Plural
- abbiocchi
- Usage
- Informal, colloquial word, very common in spoken Italian; typically used with the verbs 'venire' or 'prendere' (e.g. 'mi viene l'abbiocco').
Colloquial and playful in tone; avoid in formal writing. Often used humorously among friends after a big meal.