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
Philippa	FIL-i-pə (English), fi-LIP-ə (English)	English (British), German
Leela	-	Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam
Kinsey	['kinzi]
Bianka	-	German, Hungarian, Polish
Atherlee	['æθəli:]
Eartha	UR-thə	English