aliment
English
/ˈa.lɪ.mənt/
noun
Definitions
- (now) Food.
- (figuratively) Nourishment, sustenance.
- (Scotland) An allowance for maintenance; alimony.
Etymology
Borrowed from French aliment derived from Latin alimentum (food, nourishment).
Origin
Latin
alimentum
Gloss
food, nourishment
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- agroalimentary English
- alimentariness English
- alimentary English
- alimentative English
- alimentativeness English
- alimentous English
- alimony English
- nonalimony English
- oroalimentary English
- alimentare Latin
- alimentarius Latin
- alimentum Latin
- alimōnia Latin
- alō Latin
- Alimente German
- alimento Italian
- aliment French
- alimentaire French
- alimenter French
- alimentar Spanish, Castilian
- alimenticio Spanish, Castilian
- alimento Spanish, Castilian
- alimentoso Spanish, Castilian
- alimentar Portuguese
- aliment Catalan, Valencian
- aliment Occitan
- alimiento Mirandese