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feminine

nuʁityʁ

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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.

Chinese food is still my favourite for family meals.

We need to buy food for the cat before tonight.

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This word is part of lesson 21.