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kickshaw
kick·shaw K0054500 (kĭk′shô′)n.1. A fancy food; a delicacy.2. A trinket; a gewgaw.
[By folk etymology from French quelque chose, something : quelque, some (quel, what from Latin quālis, of what kind; see quality + que, what, which, who, from Vulgar Latin *que, from Latin quid, what; see quiddity) + chose, thing; see chose2.]kickshaw (ˈkɪkˌʃɔː) or kickshawsn1. a valueless trinket2. (Cookery) archaic a small elaborate or exotic delicacy[C16: back formation from kickshaws, by folk etymology from French quelque chose something]kick•shaw (ˈkɪkˌʃɔ)
n. 1. a tidbit or delicacy. 2. trinket; trifle. [1590–1600; back formation from kickshaws < French quelque chose something] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  kickshaw - something considered choice to eat dainty, goody, treat, delicacyaliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, victuals, nutrition - a source of materials to nourish the bodychoice morsel, tidbit, titbit - a small tasty bit of foodsavoury, savory - an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvreconfection, sweet - a food rich in sugarnectar, ambrosia - (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortaljelly, gelatin - an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foodsbone marrow, marrow - very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones |
kickshaw
Synonyms for kickshawnoun something considered choice to eatSynonymsRelated Words- aliment
- alimentation
- nourishment
- nutriment
- sustenance
- victuals
- nutrition
- choice morsel
- tidbit
- titbit
- savoury
- savory
- confection
- sweet
- nectar
- ambrosia
- jelly
- gelatin
- bone marrow
- marrow
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