engouement

English

Etymology

From French, literally ‘something stuck in the throat’.

Noun

engouement

An infatuation, an irrational liking for something.
- 1973, Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise:
  Their rulers, politicians, revolutions set apart, and this horrible engouement for Bonaparte.

French

Etymology

From engouer +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑ̃ɡumɑ̃/

Noun

engouement m (plural engouements)

craze, zest, keen interest

Further reading

“engouement” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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