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Old English fōda, from Proto-Germanic *fod-, by Grimm's law from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂, *poh₂ (“‘to protect’”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: fo͞od, IPA: /fuːd/, SAMPA: /fu:d/
- (US) enPR: fo͞od, IPA: /fud/, SAMPA: /fud/
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- Rhymes: -uːd
Noun
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Singular food |
Plural countable and uncountable; plural foods |
food (countable and uncountable; plural foods)
- (uncountable) Any substance that is or can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
- (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
- (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
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