food

(fo͞od)

1. Material, especially carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, that an organism uses for energy, growth, and maintaining the processes of life. Plants, algae, and some bacteria make their own food through photosynthesis, while animals and most other organisms obtain food by consuming other organisms or organic matter.

2. A specified kind of nourishment: breakfast food; plant food.

3. Nourishment eaten in solid form: food and drink.

4. Something that nourishes or sustains in a way suggestive of physical nourishment: food for thought.

[Middle English fode, from Old English fōda; see pā- in Indo-European roots.]

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food

(fuːd)

1. (Biology) any substance containing nutrients, such as carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, that can be ingested by a living organism and metabolized into energy and body tissue.

2. (Cookery) nourishment in more or less solid form as opposed to liquid form: food and drink.

3. anything that provides mental nourishment or stimulus: food for thought.

[Old English fōda; related to Old Frisian fōdia to nourish, feed, Old Norse fœthi, Gothic fōdeins food; see feed, fodder]

ˈfoodless adj

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food

(fud)

n.

1. any nourishing substance eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, promote growth, etc.

2. more or less solid nourishment, as distinguished from liquids.

3. a particular kind of solid nourishment: a breakfast food; dog food.

4. whatever supplies nourishment to organisms: plant food.

5. anything serving for consumption or use: food for thought.

[before 1000; Middle English fode, Old English fōda]

food′less, adj.

food′less•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	food - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue nutrient substance - a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man" vitellus, yolk - nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg) solid food, food - any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment; "food and drink" comfort food - food that is simply prepared and gives a sense of wellbeing; typically food with a high sugar or carbohydrate content that is associated with childhood or with home cooking comestible, eatable, edible, pabulum, victual, victuals - any substance that can be used as food fare - the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed food product, foodstuff - a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, victuals, nutrition - a source of materials to nourish the body commissariat, provisions, viands, victuals, provender - a stock or supply of foods feed, provender - food for domestic livestock manna from heaven, miraculous food, manna - (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus beverage, drinkable, potable, drink - any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?" water - a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water" soul food - food traditionally eaten by African-Americans in the South micronutrient - a substance needed only in small amounts for normal body function (e.g., vitamins or minerals) chyme - a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum culture medium, medium - (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
	2.	food - any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment; "food and drink" solid food food, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue leftovers - food remaining from a previous meal; "he had leftovers for dinner last night" fresh food, fresh foods - food that is not preserved by canning or dehydration or freezing or smoking convenience food - any packaged dish or food that can be prepared quickly and easily as by thawing or heating chocolate - a food made from roasted ground cacao beans baked goods - foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven loaf - a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape; "meat loaf"; "sugar loaf"; "a loaf of cheese" meat - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food alimentary paste, pasta - shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg health food - any natural or prepared food popularly believed to promote good health junk food - food that tastes good but is high in calories having little nutritional value breakfast food - any food (especially cereal) usually served for breakfast garden truck, green goods, green groceries, produce - fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market coconut, coconut meat - the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries dika bread - somewhat astringent paste prepared by grinding and heating seeds of the African wild mango; a staple food of some African peoples fish - the flesh of fish used as food; "in Japan most fish is eaten raw"; "after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat"; "they have a chef who specializes in fish" seafood - edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc butter - an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use yoghourt, yoghurt, yogurt - a custard-like food made from curdled milk cheese - a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk slop - (usually plural) weak or watery unappetizing food or drink; "he lived on the thin slops that food kitchens provided" solid - matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
	3.	food - anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking food for thought, intellectual nourishment cognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned pabulum - insipid intellectual nourishment

food

noun nourishment, cooking, provisions, fare, board, commons, table, eats (slang), stores, feed, diet, meat, bread, menu, tuck (informal), tucker (Austral. & N.Z. informal), rations, nutrition, cuisine, tack (informal), refreshment, scoff (slang), nibbles, grub (slang), foodstuffs, subsistence, kai (N.Z. informal), larder, chow (informal), sustenance, nosh (slang), daily bread, victuals, edibles, comestibles, provender, nosebag (slang), pabulum (rare), nutriment, vittles (obsolete or dialect), viands, aliment, eatables (slang), survival rations, F%D (S.M.S.) Enjoy your food!

food for thought mental nourishment, mental stimulation, food for the mind His speech offers much food for thought.

Related words
adjective alimentary
noun gastronomy
like sitomania
fear sitophobia

Quotations
"We lived for days on nothing but food and water" [W.C. Fields]
"Food first, then morality" [Bertolt Brecht The Threepenny Opera]
"Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are" [Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Physiologie du Gout]
"There is not one kind of food for all men. You must and you will feed those faculties which you exercise. The laborer whose body is weary does not require the same food with the scholar whose brain is weary" [Henry David Thoreau letter to Harrison Blake]
"After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relatives" [Oscar Wilde]
"There is no love sincerer than the love of food" [George Bernard Shaw Man and Superman]
"Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in lightly" [M.F.K. Fisher An Alphabet for Gourmets]
"On the Continent people have good food; in England people have good table manners" [George Mikes How to be an Alien]
"[If the people have no bread] let them eat cake" [Marie-Antoinette]
"Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God" Bible: St. Matthew

Proverbs
"Half a loaf is better than no bread"
"You cannot have your cake and eat it"
"What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander"
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away"

see apples, beans and other pulses, biscuits, breads, cakes and pastries, cheeses, desserts and sweet dishes, herbs, spices, and seasonings, mushrooms and other edible fungi, nuts, potatoes, rice and other cereals, sauces, seafood, types and cuts of meat, types of curry, types of fruit, types of meal, types of pasta, types of pastry, vegetables

Savoury dishes

angels-on-horseback, avgolemono, baked beans, beef bourguinon or boeuf bourguignonne, beef stroganoff, bhaji, blanquette de veau, blintz, Bombay duck, bouchée, brawn, bredie, bridie or Forfar bridie, broth, bruschetta, bubble and squeak, burgoo, burrito, calzone, Caesar salad, canapé, casserole, cassoulet, cauliflower cheese, cheeseburger, chicken Kiev, chilli con carne, chips, chop suey, chow mein, clam chowder, club sandwich, cock-a-leekie or cockie-leekie, coddle, consommé, corn chowder, Cornish pasty, cottage pie, coulibiaca or koulibiaca, couscous, crêpe, croquette, crostini, croute, crowdie, Cullen skink, curry, curry puff, daube, devils-on-horseback, dolmades, doner kebab, eggs Benedict, enchilada, escargot, faggot, fajitas, falafel, fish and chips or (Scot.) fish supper, fish cake, fish finger, flan, foo yong, fondue, forcemeat, frankfurter, French toast, fricassee, fry or fry-up, galantine, game chips, gefilte fish or gefüllte fish, goulash, guacamole, haggis, hamburger, hash, hominy grits or grits, hotchpotch, hotpot, hummus, houmus, or humous, jambalaya, jugged hare, Irish stew, kebab, kedgeree, keftedes, kishke, knish, kofta, kromesky, laksa, Lancashire hotpot, lasagne, laver bread, lobscouse, lobster Newburg, lobster thermidor, macaroni cheese, madrilène, manicotti, matelote or matelotte, meat loaf, minestrone, mirepoix, mixed grill, mock turtle soup, moussaka, mousse, mulligatawny, nachos, nasi goreng, navarin, olla podrida, omelette or (esp. U.S.) omelet, open sandwich, osso bucco, paella, pakora, palm-oil chop, pastitsio, pakora, paté, patty, pease pudding, pepper pot, pie, pilau, pilaf, pilaff, pilao, or pilaw, pirogi, pirozhki, pizza, ploughman's lunch, polenta, porridge, pot-au-feu, pot pie, pot roast, pottage, prairie oyster, prawn cracker, quenelle, quiche, quiche lorraine, Quorn (trademark), ragout, raita, ramekin, ratatouille, ravioli, red pudding, rijsttafel, risotto, rissole, roast, rojak, roulade, salad, salade niçoise, salmagundi or salmagundy, salmi or salmis, salpicon, samosa, sandwich, sarmie (S. African), sashimi, satay, sauerbraten, sauerkraut, sausage roll, scaloppine or scaloppini, scampi, schnitzel, Scotch broth, Scotch egg, Scotch pie or mutton pie, scouse, scrambled eggs, shepherd's pie, shish kebab, skirlie, smorgasbord, smørrebrød, soba, sosatie, soufflé, soup, souvlakia, Spanish rice, spanokopita, spring roll, steak-and-kidney pie, steak-and-kidney pudding, steak pie, steak tartare, stew, stir-fry, stottie, succotash, suet pudding, surf 'n' turf, sukiyaki, sushi, taco, tagine, tamale, taramasalata, tartlet, teriyaki, thali, timbale, toad-in-the-hole, toast, tofu, tomalley, tortilla, tyropitta, tzatziki or tsatsiki, udon, veggieburger or vegeburger, vichyssoise, vol-au-vent, Waldorf salad, Welsh rabbit or rarebit, white pudding, won ton, Yorkshire pudding

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food

noun

1. Something fit to be eaten:

aliment, bread, comestible, diet, edible, esculent, fare, foodstuff, meat, nourishment, nurture, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, pap, provender, provision (used in plural), sustenance, victual.

Slang: chow, eats, grub.

2. That which sustains the mind or spirit:

aliment, bread, nourishment, nutriment, pabulum, pap, sustenance.

Translations

kosvoedsel

طَعامأکل

jídlopotrava

madføde

Essen Lebensmittel Nahrung Nahrungsmittel Speise

τροφή φαγητό τρόφιμα

manĝaĵo

comida alimento

ruokaelintarvikeravinto

nourriture pâture aliment alimentation chère

hrana

élelmiszerennivalóétel

fæîa, næring

cibo alimento annonario generi alimentari nutrimento

食べ物

식품

cibus

maistasmaisto parduotuvėmaisto produktasvirtuvės kombainas

ēdienspārtikapārtikas krājumiuztursbarība

alimenthranămâncare

пища еда корм кушанье питание

jedlostrava

hrana

храна

matföda

chakula

อาหาร

yiyecek

thức ăn

食物

food

[fuːd]

A. N (= things to eat) → comida f; (= food item) → alimento m; (for plants) → abono m
I've no food left in the house → no me queda comida en casa
we need to buy some food → hay que comprar cosas de comer
she gave him food → le dio de comer
the food at the hotel was terrible → la comida en el hotel era fatal
the food is good here → aquí se come bien
he likes plain food → le gustan las comidas sencillas
the cost of food → el coste de la alimentación
to send food and clothing → enviar alimentos y ropa
to be off one's food → estar desganado
to give food for thought → ser motivo de reflexión
see also cat B

B. CPD food additive N → aditivo m alimenticio
food aid N → ayuda f alimenticia
food chain N → cadena f alimenticia
food crop N → cosecha f de alimentos
food mixer N → batidora f
food parcel N → paquete m de alimentos
food poisoning N → intoxicación f alimenticia
food prices NPL → precios mpl de los alimentos
food processing N → preparación f de alimentos
food processor N → robot m de cocina
food product N → producto m alimenticio, comestible m
food rationing N → racionamiento m de víveres
food science N → ciencia f de la alimentación
food shop N → tienda f de comestibles
food stamp N (US) cupón para canjear por comida que reciben las personas de pocos recursos
food store N = food shop food subsidy N → subvención f alimenticia
food supplies NPL → víveres mpl
food supply N → suministro m de alimentos
food technology N → tecnología f de la alimentación
food value N → valor m nutritivo FDA

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food

[ˈfuːd] n → nourriture f
lack of food → manque de nourriture
We need to buy some food
BUT Nous devons acheter à manger.
Enjoy your food! → Bon appétit!
frozen foods → surgelés mpl, aliments mpl surgelés
to be food for thought
It's food for thought → Ça donne à réfléchir.
to be off one's food → avoir perdu l'appétit cat food, dog foodfood additive n → additif m alimentairefood aid n → aide f alimentairefood allergy n → allergie f alimentairefood chain n → chaîne f alimentaire
to get into the food chain, to enter the food chain → entrer dans la chaîne alimentairefood colouring n → colorant m alimentairefood counter n → rayon m alimentairefood fascist n → obsédé(e) m/f de la diététique (personne intolérante vis-à-vis de ce que mangent les gens)food group n → groupe m d'aliments

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food

→ Essen nt; (for animals) → Futter nt; (= nourishment) → Nahrung f; (= foodstuff) → Nahrungsmittel nt; (= groceries) → Lebensmittel pl; the food is awful here → das Essen hier ist scheußlich; dog and cat food → Hunde- und Katzenfutter; food and drink → Essen und Trinken; milk is a food rather than a drink → Milch ist eher ein Nahrungsmittel als ein Getränk; canned foods → Konserven pl; I haven’t any food in the house → ich habe nichts zu essen im Haus; to be off one’s food → keinen Appetit haben; they also do food at the pub → in der Kneipe gibt es auch Essen; the very thought of food made her ill → wenn sie nur ans Essen dachte, wurde ihr schon schlecht

(fig) → Nahrung f; food for thought → Stoff m → zum Nachdenken

food

food additives

pl → chemische Zusätze pl

food aid

n → Lebensmittelhilfe f

food chain

n → Nahrungskette f; to get into the food → in die Nahrungskette gelangen

food combining

n → Trennkost f

food court

n (US) → Imbiss-Bereich m (in einem Einkaufszentrum etc)

food

food parcel

n → Lebensmittelpaket nt

food poisoning

n → Lebensmittelvergiftung f

food processor

n → Küchenmaschine f

food rationing

n → Lebensmittelrationierung f

food safety

n → Lebensmittelsicherheit f

food stamp

n (US) → Lebensmittelmarke f

foodstuff

n → Nahrungsmittel nt

food value

n → Nährwert m

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food

[fuːd] n → cibo; (for plants) → fertilizzante m
I've no food left in the house → non c'è più niente da mangiare in casa
the food at the hotel is terrible → si mangia malissimo in albergo
to be off one's food (fam) → aver perso l'appetito
food for thought (fig) → qualcosa su cui riflettere

food

(fuːd) noun

what living things eat. Horses and cows eat different food from dogs.

food centre, food stall

a place where, a stall at which, food can be bought.

ˈfood-processor noun

an electric machine that mixes, chops etc food.

ˈfoodstuff noun

a material used for food. frozen foodstuffs.

food

→ طَعام jídlo mad Nahrung τροφή comida ruoka nourriture hrana cibo 食べ物 식품 eten mat żywność comida пища mat อาหาร yiyecek thức ăn 食物

food

n. alimento; comida;

dietetic ___ → ___ dietética;

___ additives → aditivos alimenticios;

___ contamination → contaminación de ___ -s;

___ handling → manipulación de ___ -s;

___ poisoning → intoxicación alimenticia;

___ requirements → requisitos alimenticios;

___ supplements → alimentos enriquecidos;

organic ___ → ___ orgánico.

Do you serve food here? → Podáváte tu také jídlo? → Serverer I mad her? → Servieren Sie hier Essen? → ¿Sirven comidas? → Tarjoillaanko täällä ruokaa? → Vous servez à manger ? → Služite li ovdje hranu? → Servite cibo qui? → 여기서 음식이 나오나요? → Serveert u hier eten? → Serverer dere mat her? → Czy podaje się tu jedzenie? → O senhor serve comida aqui? → Здесь подают еду? → Serverar ni mat här? → Burada yemek veriyor musunuz? → 这儿供应食品吗？
Do you have food? → Prodáváte jídlo? → Sælger I mad? → Haben Sie Lebensmittel? → Έχετε τρόφιμα; → ¿Vende comida? → Myyttekö ruokaa? → Vous avez à manger ? → Prodajete li hranu? → Vende del cibo? → 食べ物はありますか？ → 식품 있어요? → Verkoopt u eten? → Selger du mat? → Czy dostanę żywność? → O senhor tem comida? → Har ni mat? → Yiyecek satıyor musunuz? → Bạn có bán thức ăn không? → 这儿出售食品吗？
Food shopping → شِراءُ الطَعامِ → Nákup jídla → Madindkøb → Lebensmittelkauf → Αγορά τροφίμων → Compras de alimentos → Ruokaostokset → Acheter à manger → Kupovina hrane → Acquisto di cibo → 食べ物を買う → 식품 쇼핑 → Boodschappen doen → Handle mat → Kupowanie żywności → Compra de comida → Покупка продуктов → Handla mat → Yiyecek alışverişi → Mua đồ ăn → 买食品
The food is too hot → Jídlo je příliš horké → Maden er for varm → Das Essen ist zu heiß → La comida está demasiado caliente → Ruoka on liian kuumaa → Les plats sont trop chauds → Hrana je prevruća → Il cibo è troppo caldo → 食べ物が熱すぎます → 음식이 너무 뜨거워요 → Het eten is te heet → Maten er for varm → To jedzenie jest zbyt gorące → A comida está quente demais → Maten är för varm → Yemek çok sıcak → Đồ ăn nóng quá → 菜太烫
The food is too cold → Jídlo je příliš studené → Maden er for kold → Das Essen ist zu kalt → La comida está demasiado fría → Ruoka on liian kylmää → Les plats sont trop froids → Hrana je prehladna → Il cibo è troppo freddo → 食べ物が冷たすぎます → 음식이 너무 차요 → Het eten is te koud → Maten er for kald → To jedzenie jest zbyt zimne → A comida está fria demais → Maten är för kall → Yemek çok soğuk → Đồ ăn nguội quá → 菜太凉
The food is too salty → Jídlo je přesolené → Maden er for salt → Das Essen ist zu salzig → Ruoka on liian suolaista → Les plats sont trop salés → Jelo je preslano → Il cibo è troppo salato → 음식이 너무 짜요 → Het eten is te zout → Maten er for salt → To jedzenie jest przesolone → A comida está salgada demais → Еда пересолена → Maten är för salt → Yemek çok tuzlu → Thức ăn mặn quá → 菜太咸
The food is too spicy → Jídlo je příliš ostré → Maden er for krydret → Das Essen ist zu stark gewürzt → Ruoka on liian mausteista → Les plats sont trop épicés → Jelo je prezačinjeno → Il cibo è troppo piccante → 음식이 너무 매워요 → Het eten is te gekruid → Det er for mye krydder → To jedzenie jest zbyt pikantne → A comida está apimentada demais → Еда слишком острая → Maten är för stark → Yemek çok baharatlı → Thức ăn cay quá → 菜太辣
The food is very greasy → Jídlo je moc mastné → Maden er meget fedtet → Das Essen ist sehr fettig → La comida es muy grasienta → Ruoka on todella rasvaista → C'est très gras → Hrana je vrlo masna → Il cibo è molto grasso → 음식이 너무 기름져요 → Het eten is erg vet → Maten er veldig fet → Jedzenie jest bardzo tłuste → A comida está muito gordurosa → Пища очень жирная → Maten är mycket oljig → อาหารมันมาก → Bu yemek çok yağlı → Đồ ăn nhiều dầu mỡ quá → 太油腻了

food

n alimento(s), comida; baby — alimento(s) infantil(es), alimento(s) or comida para bebés; canned — alimento(s) enlatado(s), comida enlatada; fast — comida rápida; health — o natural — alimento(s) natural(es); junk — comida basura or chatarra; processed — alimento(s) procesado(s); [Note: comida is a mass noun in this context, but alimento is not and therefore requires a plural form when referring to more than one type of food.] [Nota: food, como la palabra comida, es un nombre no contable y por eso food puede referirse a un alimento o varios alimentos, según el contexto. A pesar de que sea un nombre no contable, la forma plural, foods, es de uso común y siempre significa varios alimentos.]