Meaning and background
The story behind Delicious
Delicious is an everyday English adjective for something very pleasant to taste or smell, and can also describe a delightful experience. The word arrived through French from Latin forms connected with delight. Used as a dog name it has an overtly affectionate, food-related flavour, though the word describes an experience, not a canine temperament. Its three syllables are longer than many call names.
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About Delicious
Recorded as a dog’s name
Delicious appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/dɪlɪʃəs/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/dɪlɪʃəs/ · primary stress on syllable 2D IH0 L IH1 SH AH0 S
These are US dictionary readings. Personal, regional and other language pronunciations may differ.
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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