K ration
English
noun
Definitions
- An individual daily combat food ration introduced by the States United States Army during World War II and comprising three courses for breakfast, lunch and supper.
Etymology
Compound from English K (Korean, karat) + English ration.
Origin
English
ration
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- K English
- ration English
- rationable English
- rationer English
- rationless English
- ration French
- raisín Irish
- राशन Hindi