la
feminine
nuʁityʁ
#1020 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
food
Word origin
From Late Latin nutritura ('a nourishing, feeding'), from nutrire ('to feed, nurse'). The same root gives English nutrition, nurture and nurse.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- nutritura
- English cognates
- nutrition, nurture, nurse
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralnourritures
Examples
.
The food is excellent at this restaurant.
.
We need to buy food for the cat.
jette .
Do not throw away the food.
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Chinese food is still my favourite for family meals.
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We need to buy food for the cat before tonight.
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