lujuria

/luˈxuɾja/ · B2 · noun · f

lecherousness

🔥🍷 lujuria = sounds like 'looks hooray-a': eyes cheering for every craving

From Latin luxuria, meaning excess or extravagance, related to luxus (abundance, indulgence). Spanish lujuria is the same root as English luxury, but it shifted toward excess of desire: lust.

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