[‘ A person with an excessive craving for a particular food, esp. a delicacy.']
Pronunciation: Brit. /ˌɒpsə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪak/, U.S. /ˌɑpsoʊˈmeɪniæk/
Etymology: < ancient Greek /ὄψον/ rich food, delicacies (see opsony n.) + -maniac comb. form, after Byzantine Greek /ὀψομανία/ opsomania n. Compare dipsomaniac n.
/rare/.
A person with an excessive craving for a particular food, esp. a delicacy.
1842 R. Dunglison /Med. Lexicon/ (ed. 3), /Opsomaniac/, one who loves some particular aliment to madness.
1997 /Quill & Quire/ (Nexis) Feb. 45 Like the rich goodies that tempt an opsomaniac—someone who..is overwhelmed by the desire to eat cookies, cakes, nuts, and chocolates—these definitions are irresistible.