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    <title>food</title>
    <id>2198</id>
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      <id>6962661</id>
      <timestamp>2009-07-10T07:11:49Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Rose Waswa</username>
        <id>128689</id>
      </contributor>
      <comment>t+luy:[[syakhulia]] t+mer:[[irio]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
      <text xml:space="preserve">==English==

{{rank|respect|that's|Christian|745|food|trying|states|wished}}

===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|foda|fōda|lang=ang}}, from {{proto|Germanic|fod-}}, by [[w:Grimm's law|Grimm's law]] from {{proto|Indo-European|peh₂||poh₂|to protect}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{enPR|fo͞od}}, {{IPA|/fuːd/}}, {{SAMPA|/fu:d/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|fo͞od}}, {{IPA|/fud/}}, {{SAMPA|/fud/}}
* {{audio|en-us-food.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|uːd}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|s|-}}

# {{uncountable}} Any [[substance]] that is or can be consumed by living organisms, especially by [[eat]]ing, in order to sustain life.
#: ''The [[innkeeper]] brought them food and [[drink]].''
# {{uncountable|figuratively}} Anything intended to supply energy or nourishment of an entity or idea.
#: ''That is food for thought.''
# {{countable}} A [[foodstuff]].
#: ''This shop stocks many hundreds of different foods.''

====Synonyms====
* {{italbrac|substance consumed by living organisms}}: [[chow]] {{italbrac|slang}}, [[eats]]{{italbrac|slang}}, [[feed]] {{italbrac|for domesticated animals}}, [[fodder]] {{italbrac|for domesticated animals}}, [[foodstuff]]s, [[nosh]] {{italbrac|slang}}, [[nourishment]], [[sustenance]], [[victuals]]
* {{italbrac|anything intended to supply energy or nourishment of an entity or idea}}: [[brainfood]]
* {{italbrac|foodstuff}}: [[foodstuff]]

====Derived terms====
{{top3}}
* [[cat food]]
* [[dog food]]
* [[fast food]]
* [[food chain]]
* [[food fight]]
{{mid3}}
* [[food for thought]]
* [[food pyramid]]
* [[food stamp]]
* [[foodstuff]]
* [[foody]]
{{mid3}}
* [[junk food]]
* [[rabbit food]]&lt;!--used figuratively of things like muesli--&gt;
* [[seafood]]
* [[soul food]]
* [[whole food]]
{{bottom}}

====Related terms====
* [[feed]]
* [[fodder]]

====Translations====
{{trans-top|any substance consumed by living organisms to sustain life}}
* [[Acholi]]: [[cam]]
* [[Afrikaans]]: {{t-|af|kos|xs=Afrikaans}}, {{t-|af|voedsel|xs=Afrikaans}}
* Albanian: [[ushqim]] {{m}}, [[ushqime]] {{p}}
* [[American Sign Language]]: {{tø|ase|FlatO@Mouth-PalmBack}}
* Arabic: {{t-|ar|أکل|m|tr='akl|sc=Arab}},  {{t|ar|مأكل|m|tr=ma'kal|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t-|hy|ուտելիք|tr=utelik'|sc=Hayeren|xs=Armenian}}, {{t-|hy|սնունդ|tr=snund|sc=Hayeren|xs=Armenian}}, {{t-|hy|կերակուր|tr=kerakur|sc=Hayeren|xs=Armenian}}
* [[Breton]]: [[boued]] {{m}}, bouedoù {{p}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[menjar]] {{m}}, [[aliment]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[食物]] (shíwù)
* [[Crimean Tatar]]: [[aş]]
* Croatian: {{t-|hr|hrana|f|alt=hrána}}
* Czech: [[potrava]] {{f}}, [[jídlo]] {{n}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|mad|c}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|voedsel|n}}, {{t+|nl|eten|n}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|manĝaĵo|xs=Esperanto}}
* [[Fijian]]: [[kakana]]
* Filipino: [[pagkain]]
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|ruoka}}
* French: [[nourriture]] {{f}}, [[alimentation]] {{f}}, [[denrée alimentaire]] {{f}}
* German: {{t+|de|Nahrung|f}}, {{t+|de|Essen|n}}, {{t+|de|Lebensmittel|n}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|τροφή|f|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|φαγητό|n|sc=Grek}}
* [[Guaraní]]: [[embi'u]] (t-)
* Hebrew: [[אכל]] (ókhel), [[מזון]] (mazón) {{m}}
* Hindi: [[भोजन]], [[खाना]],
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|étel}}, {{t+|hu|ennivaló}}, {{t+|hu|élelmiszer}}
* Icelandic: [[matur]] {{m}}, [[fæði]] {{n}}
* [[Ido]]: [[manjajo]], [[nutrivo]]
* Indonesian: [[makan|makanan]], [[pangan]] {{italbrac|scientific term}}
* [[Interlingua]]: [[alimento#Interlingua|alimento]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|bia|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|cibo|m}}, {{t+|it|alimento|m}}
* Japanese: [[食べ物]] (たべもの, tabemono), [[食物]] (しょくもつ, shokumotsu) / [[食料]] (しょくりょう, shokuryō) {{italbrac|scientific term}}, {{italbrac|when eaten by animals}} [[餌]] ([[えさ]], esa)
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Kannada]]: {{t-|kn|ಕೂತ|tr=ūta|sc=Knda|xs=Kannada}}
* Korean: [[음식]] (eumsik)
* [[Kuna]]: [[masi]]
* Kurdish:
*: Sorani: {{t|ku|خوارده‌مه‌نی|tr=xwardemení|sc=ku-Arab}}, {{t|ku|چێشت|tr=çésht|sc=ku-Arab}}
* Lao: {{t+|lo|ອາຫານ|tr='aa-haan|sc=Laoo|xs=Lao}}
* Latin: {{t-|la|cibus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|pārtika|f|xs=Latvian}}, {{t-|lv|ēdiens|m|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|maistas|m|xs=Lithuanian}}
* Luhya: {{tø|luy|syakhulia}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|храна|f|tr=hrána|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* [[Malayalam]]: [[ആഹാരം]] (aahaaram), [[ഭക്ഷണം]] (bhakshaNam)
* [[Manx]]: [[bee#Manx|bee]]
* Maori: {{t-|mi|kai|xs=Maori}}
* [[Meru]]: {{tø|mer|irio}}
* [[Nahuatl]]: [[itaca]]
* Nepali: {{t-|ne|खाना|sc=Deva|xs=Nepali}}
* Norwegian: [[mat#Norwegian|mat]] {{m}}, [[føde]] {{m|f}} , [[næring]] {{m|f}}
* Persian: {{fa-Arab|[[غذا]]}} (ghaza)
* [[Pitjantjatjara]]: [[mai]]
* Polish: [[jedzenie]] {{n}}, [[pożywienie]] {{n}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|comida|f}}, {{t+|pt|alimento|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|aliment|n}}, {{t+|ro|mâncare|f}}, {{t+|ro|hrană|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|еда|f|tr=jedá|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|корм|m|tr=korm|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|пища|f|tr=píš'a|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|питание|n|tr=pitánije|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[biadh]] {{m}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|храна|f|sc=Cyrl}} (hrana)
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|jedlo|n}}, {{t-|sk|strava|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|hrana|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|alimento|m}}, {{t+|es|comida|f}}
* Swahili: {{t+|sw|chakula|xs=Swahili}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|mat}}, {{t+|sv|föda}}
* [[Tagalog]]: {{t|tl|pagkain}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[ఆహారం]] (aahaaraM), [[తిండి]] (tiMDi)
* Thai: {{Thai|[[อาหาร]]}} (aa-hăan)
* [[Tupinambá]]: [[emi'u]] (t-)
* Urdu: {{ur-Arab|[[کھانا]]}} (khana)
* [[West Frisian]]: [[fiedsel]]
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|anything intended to supply energy or nourishment of other forms}}
* Croatian: {{t-|hr|hrana|f|alt=hrána}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|ravinto}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|τροφή|f|sc=Grek}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|cibo|m}}, {{t+|it|alimento|m}}
* Luhya: {{tø|luy|syakhulia}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|храна|f|tr=hrána|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* [[Meru]]: {{tø|mer|irio}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|пища|f|tr=píš'a|sc=Cyrl}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|chakula}}
* [[Tagalog]]: {{t|tl|pagkain}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|foodstuff}}
* [[Crimean Tatar]]: [[aş]]
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|elintarvike}}]
* Greek: {{t|el|τρόφιμα|n|p|sc=Grek}}
* Icelandic: [[matvara]] {{f}}, [[matvæli]] {{n}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|cibo|m}}, {{t+|it|alimento|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: [[pārtika]]s [[prece]] {{f}}, [[pārtika]]s [[produkts]] {{m}}
* [[Nahuatl]]: [[itaca]]
* Russian: {{t+|ru|еда|f|tr=jedá|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|корм|m|tr=korm|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|пища|f|tr=píš'a|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|питание|n|tr=pitánije|sc=Cyrl}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|chakula}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====See also====
* [[breakfast]]
* [[brunch]]
* [[dinner]]
* [[dunch]]&lt;!--don't put definitions here: (''an intermediate meal between lunch and dinner'')--&gt;
* [[lunch]], [[luncheon]]
* [[meal]]
* [[supper]]

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