nourriture

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French norriture, from Latin nūtrītūra (“act of feeding or nourishing”) and remade after the verb nourrir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nu.ʁi.tyʁ/

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• Homophone: nourritures

Noun

nourriture f (plural nourritures)

1. food, nourishment

   Synonyms: alimentation f; (slang) bouffe f

Further reading

• “nourriture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• “nourriture” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
• “nourriture” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.