have a yen for (something)

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To have a very strong and persistent desire or craving for something. I've had a yen for sushi ever since I came back from Tokyo last month.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Brynhild	-	Norwegian, Norse Mythology
Jaquelyn	JAK-ə-lin	English (Rare)
Elnur	-	Azerbaijani
Milda	-	Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Tomislav	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Remigius	-	Late Roman