envie

Etymology 1

en- + vie.

verb

  1. (obsolete) To vie; to emulate; to strive.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French envie (“urge, craving”).

noun

  1. (US, chiefly Louisiana) A strong desire or craving, especially for (a particular kind of) food.
    "Oooo, yum." Linda licked her lips. "I had an envie for that." An envie is an urge. She walked to the oven, opened it, and looked in. 2009, Shane Hebert, The Ballad of Corey Robichaux, self-published, page 27
    2018, Mark Vaughan, The Beacon 2: Battle of Nuclear Creek, self-published, unnumbered page, "I had an envie for something sweet so picked up King cakes for dessert. Bit of a lagniappe too, she gave us a dozen not ten."
    "Sorry about that," he said to the man. "I'm by myself here these days. I had an envie for some Popeye's fried chicken, and dammit if you can't get that kinda thing off your mind until you just get up and go get it." 2020, Morris Ardoin, Stone Motel: Memoirs of a Cajun Boy, University Press of Mississippi, unnumbered page

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