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food

UK/fuːd/ US/fuːd/ very common

noun

1.

any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue

Synonyms
2.

any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment

  • “food and drink”
3.

Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • ambient food
  • angel food
  • angel food cake
  • angel's food cake
  • angel's-food cake
  • angel-food cake
  • animal food
  • avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder

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