English Explanatory Dictionary

food

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
  2. A foodstuff, a type of food.
  3. Anything that nourishes or sustains.
  4. Any illegal substance or illegal substances, drugs.

Pronunciation

fōōd /fuːd/ [fuːd] [fʊwd] [fu̟(ː)d] [fʉwd] [fʉːd] [fyːd] En-uk-food.ogg En_US_Food.wav Fʏːd.wav fŏŏd /fʊɖ/ /fʊd/

Word forms

food foods

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *fōdô Old English fōda Middle English fode English food From Middle English fode, foode, from Old English fōda (“food”), from Proto-West Germanic *fōdō, from Proto-Germanic *fōdô (“food”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to guard, graze, feed”). Cognate with Scots fuid (“food”), Low German föde, vöde (“food”), West Frisian fiedsel (“food”), Dutch voedsel (“food”) Danish føde (“food”), Swedish föda (“food”), Icelandic fæða, fæði (“food”), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (fōdeins, “food”), Latin pānis (“bread, food”), Latin pāscō (“feed, nourish”, verb). Related to fodder, foster.

Synonyms

Synonyms: see Thesaurus:food aliment bait comestibles cuisine eatables edibles foodstuffs food kai meals meat munchable nibbles nosebag om nom nom provisions rations stodge tiffin tucker tuck viands vittles belly-timber chow comestible eats feed fodder foodstuff grub nosh nourishment provender scran sustenance victuals

Related words

feed fodder breakfast brunch dinner dish dunch lunch luncheon meal supper alimentary cook kitchenware :Category:Foods

Derived words

agri-food ambient food angel food angel-food cake angel food cake angel's-food cake angel's food cake animal food antifood avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder baby food bushfood cat food cheese food Chinese food syndrome cold food powder comfort food convenience food cottage food operation deerfood devil's-food cake devil's food cake dog food dogfood dry food dude food eat one's own dog food every good boy deserves food famine food fast-food fast food fast food music finger food fish food food additive foodaholic food allergy food and board food art food artist food baby food bank food banking food-borne foodborne food-borne disease food bowl food cache food canal food cart foodcation food chain food closet food coloring food colouring food coma food court food crop food-derived illness food desert
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