régaler

French

verb

Definitions

(transitive) To cook (someone) a really good meal
(reflexive) To have a great meal.
(transitive) to treat, to serve a treat, to cook up something special [for]

Etymology

Affix from French régal (treat).

Origin

French

régal

Gloss

treat

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

regalare Italian
galant French
galer French
galvauder French
régal French
regalar Spanish, Castilian
regalo Spanish, Castilian
regalar Portuguese
calimafree Old French
gale Old French
galer Old French
regalar Catalan, Valencian
*galla Frankish
*wala Frankish
regalá Indo-Portuguese