délicieux
/de.li.sjø/
The English word scrumptious is translated into French as délicieux.
The term is used to describe food that is delectable or delicious.
Meaning: of food: delectable, delicious (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the word changes based on the gender and number of the food being described: délicieuse is the feminine form, délicieux is the masculine plural form and délicieuses is the feminine plural form.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has three syllables and is pronounced /de.li.sjø/.
Did you know?
- While délicieux describes the taste, a French person might use the slang term 'une tuerie' to describe a scrumptious meal, literally meaning 'a massacre'.
- If a meal is truly scrumptious, a French person might say it is 'à tomber par terre', which translates to 'to fall to the ground'.
- In casual French settings, people often replace délicieux with the slang term trop bon, where trop literally means 'too much' but functions as 'very'.
Examples in context
- Une tarte délicieusement sucréeA scrumptiously sweet tart
- Un plat exquis et savoureuxAn exquisite and scrumptious dish
- Un gâteau au chocolat super bonA super good chocolate cake
- Ce gâteau est délicieux.This cake is delicious.
- Cette pomme est délicieuse.This apple is delicious.
- Ce gâteau est vraiment délicieux.This cake is truly delicious.
- Le repas de ce soir était délicieux.Tonight's meal was delicious.
- Je trouve ce chocolat délicieux.I find this chocolate delicious.
Example conversation
Léa and Lucas are eating at a small French bistro.
- LéaTu aimes ton plat, Lucas ?Do you like your dish, Lucas?
- LucasOui, c'est vraiment délicieux !Yes, it is truly delicious!
- LéaJe suis d'accord, la sauce est excellente.I agree, the sauce is excellent.
- LucasLéa, nous devrions revenir ici souvent.Léa, we should come back here often.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “scrumptious” translations and entries délicieux, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
