Latin

Noun

dēlicia f ‎(genitive dēliciae); first declension

1. The corner-beam supporting an edifice
2. A gutter
3. (very rare) Synonym of dēliciae

   c. 125 CE – 180 CE, Apuleius

   Et Critias mea delicia est.

   And Critias is my treasure.

Inflection

First declension.

Derived terms

• deliciae

References

• delicia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• DELICIA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “delicia”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to wanton in the pleasures of sense: deliciis diffluere
    
  • to be some one's favourite: in amore et deliciis esse alicui (active in deliciis habere aliquem)
    

Portuguese

Verb

delicia

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of deliciar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of deliciar

Spanish

Noun

delicia f ‎(plural delicias)

1. delight
2. pleasure

Related terms

• delicioso