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feminine
/vjɑ̃d/
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Translation
meat
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin vivanda ('food, provisions'), from Latin vivere ('to live'); the meaning narrowed from 'food' to 'meat'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- vivanda
- English cognates
- viand, vivid, survive
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralviandes
Examples
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I do not eat meat on Fridays.
cuite, .
The meat is overcooked, it is tough.
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Would you like meat or fish for dinner?
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This meat comes from my uncle's farm.
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We need to buy meat for tonight.
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