ingesta

Definitions of ingesta
  1. noun
    the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
    synonyms: consumo, ingestión
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    comer, comida, degustación, papeo
    the act of consuming food
    chupada, chupado, chupeteo, mamada, mamado, succión
    the act of sucking
    chisguete, chispazo, espolada, latigazo, lingotazo, pelotazo, sorbetón, sorbo, tiento, tragantada, trago, trinquis
    a large and hurried swallow
    pastoreo
    the act of grazing
    hartazgo
    eating until excessively full
    degustación, paladeo
    taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality
    enjuague
    the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly
    chupito, sorbito, sorbo, trago
    a small drink
    libación
    the act of drinking (especially an alcoholic drink)
    type of:
    actividad, función corporal, proceso orgánico
    an organic process that takes place in the body
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