have a yen for (something)



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have a yen for (something)

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.
See also: have, yen

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MyaMIE-əEnglish (Modern)
Saveria-Italian
Lovro-Slovene, Croatian
Ceciliasə-SEE-lee-ə (English), sə-SEEL-yə (English), che-CHEE-lyah (Italian), the-THEE-lyah (Spanish), se-SEE-lyah (Latin American Spanish), se-SEEL-yah (Danish, Norwegian), SE-see-lee-ah (Finnish)English, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Dutch, German
Pancraziopahn-KRAH-tsyoItalian
Morikomo-ṙee-koJapanese