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feminine

/alimentaˈθjon/

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Coloured illustration of alimentación
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Translation

diet, nutrition

Word origin

From alimentar ('to feed'), from Latin alimentum ('nourishment'), from alere ('to nourish'). The same root gives English 'aliment' and 'alimony'.

Origin
Latin
Root
alimentum
English cognates
aliment, alimony

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralalimentaciones

Examples

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A good diet is key to your health.

.

The doctor advised him to look after his diet.

variada.

Children's nutrition should be varied.

¿ equilibrada?

What do you know about a balanced diet?

sequía .

The drought affected the feeding of the livestock.

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This word is part of lesson 93.