alimenticio

/alimenˈtiθjo/ · B2 · adj

alimentary, nourishing

🥗🍞 alimenticio = alimento (food) + -icio (adj. suffix) → of or relating to food

Comes from Latin alimentum, 'nourishment', from alere, 'to nourish'. Spot 'aliment-' inside it and you have the English 'alimentary', as in the alimentary canal. Common in phrases like 'pasta alimenticia' (food pasta) or 'valor alimenticio' (nutritional value).

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