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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
appetite/ˈapɪtʌɪt/

▶noun

1 a natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food.

2 a strong desire or liking.

– derivatives
appetitive adjective.

– origin ME: from OFr. apetit (mod. appétit), from L. appetitus ‘desire for’, from appetere ‘seek after’.

'appetite' also found in these Oxford entries:

anorexia - anorexic - aperitif - appetency - appetizer - appetizing - assuage - bon appétit - damper - desire - hearty - hoodia - inappetence - -ite - lust - orectic - pica - pick - piggy - stomach - stomachic - tooth - whet

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