alimenticio

See also: alimentício

Asturian

Adjective

alimenticio

1. neuter of alimenticiu

Spanish

Etymology

From alimento (“food; nourishment”) +‎ -icio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alimenˈtiθjo/ [a.li.mẽn̪ˈt̪i.θjo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /alimenˈtisjo/ [a.li.mẽn̪ˈt̪i.sjo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iθjo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -isjo (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: a‧li‧men‧ti‧cio

Adjective

alimenticio (feminine alimenticia, masculine plural alimenticios, feminine plural alimenticias)

1. alimentary, nourishing

Derived terms

• bolo alimenticio
• bomba alimenticia
• desorden alimenticio (“eating disorder”)
• trastorno alimenticio (“eating disorder”)

Further reading

• “alimenticio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025