l'appétit vient en mangeant

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French

Etymology

First used by François Rabelais in Gargantua and Pantagruel, chapter V.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /l‿a.pe.ti vjɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃ mɑ̃.ʒɑ̃/

Phrase

l’appétit vient en mangeant

(idiomatic) appetite comes with eating

Descendants

→ German: der Appetit kommt beim Essen (calque)
→ Polish: apetyt rośnie w miarę jedzenia (calque)

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