ligurio

lĭgūrĭo and lĭgurrĭo, īvi and ĭi, ītum (impers. ligurribant, Macr. S. 2, 12, 17), 4, v. a. and n. [root lig-; cf. lingo], to lick. *

• I Neutr., to be dainty, fond of good things (cf. lambo): quae (meretrices) cum amatore cum cenant, liguriunt, Ter. Eun. 936.—
• II Act., to lick.
• • A Lit.: apes non, ut muscae, (eum) liguriunt, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 6: semesos pisces tepidumque jus, Hor. S. 1, 3, 81.—
  • • 2 Transf.: dum ruri rurant homines, quos (parasiti) liguriant, whom they lick, whom they daintily feed upon, Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 15 (83): furta, to lick up, feast on by stealth, Hor. S. 2, 4, 79.—Also in mal. part., as Gr. λείχειν and λειχάζειν, Suet. Tib. 45 fin.; Mart. 11, 58.—
  • B Trop., to long for, desire eagerly, lust after any thing: improbissima lucra liguriens, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 76, § 177: agrariam curationem, id. Fam. 11, 21, 5.

lĭgūrĭō (16) ou lĭgurrĭō, īvī ou ĭī, īre (lingo), tr., lécher : Varro R. 3, 16, 6 ; Hor. S. 1, 3, 81 || [abs^t ] toucher du bout des lèvres : Ter. Eun. 936 || [fig.] goûter à : Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 177 || convoiter : Cic. Fam. 11, 21, 5.

➳ impf. ligurribant Macr. Sat. 2, 12, 17.

ligurio , is, ivi vel ii, ire. 4. (ligo.)
饕然食。饕敗家。嘗滋味。漸騙人。嘴饞。

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