alimentación

/alimentaˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f

eating

🍽️🥗 alimentación = aliment(o) + -ación: the act of supplying food

From Latin alimentum, 'nourishment', from alere, 'to nourish'. Same root as English aliment and alimony (support money). Add the suffix -ación, like English -ation, to name the act or process of feeding or eating.

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