food

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 See also 1.4 External links 1.5 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English fōda, from Proto-Germanic *fod-, by Grimm's law from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂, *poh₂ (“‘to protect’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: fo͞od, IPA: /fuːd/, SAMPA: /fu:d/
• (US) enPR: fo͞od, IPA: /fud/, SAMPA: /fud/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -uːd

[edit] Noun

food (countable and uncountable; plural foods)

1. (uncountable) Any substance that is or can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

   The innkeeper brought them food and drink.

2. (uncountable, figuratively) Anything intended to supply energy or nourishment of an entity or idea.

   That is food for thought.

3. (countable) A foodstuff.

   This shop stocks many hundreds of different foods.

[edit] Synonyms

• (substance consumed by living organisms): chow (slang), eats(slang), feed (for domesticated animals), fodder (for domesticated animals), foodstuffs, nosh (slang), nourishment, sustenance, victuals
• (anything intended to supply energy or nourishment of an entity or idea): brainfood
• (foodstuff): foodstuff

[edit] Derived terms

cat food dog food fast food food chain food fight

food for thought food pyramid food stamp foodstuff foody

junk food rabbit food seafood soul food whole food

[edit] Related terms

• feed
• fodder

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• breakfast
• brunch
• dinner
• dunch
• lunch, luncheon
• meal
• supper

[edit] External links

• Food on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Food on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: dfoo
• doof
• oodf