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nourriture

Definitions of nourriture
  1. noun
    food for domestic livestock
    synonyms: aliment
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    types:
    fourrage
    coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop
    ensilage, silotage
    fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo
    pâtée
    mixture of ground animal feeds
    fourrage, pâturage
    bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
    foin
    grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
    type of:
    aliment, nutriment, élément nutritif
    any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
  2. noun
    dry mash for poultry
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    type of:
    pâtée
    mixture of ground animal feeds
  3. noun
    food or meals in general
    synonyms: table
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    type of:
    alimentation, denrées alimentaires
    the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed
  4. noun
    any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
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    types:
    jaune
    nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)
    comestibles, provisions
    any substance that can be used as food
    alimentation, denrées alimentaires
    the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed
    aliment, produit alimentaire
    a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
    aliment, nutriment, élément nutritif
    a source of materials to nourish the body
    provisions, stock
    a stock or supply of foods
    aliment
    food for domestic livestock
    boisson, brevage
    any liquid suitable for drinking
    lait
    produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young
    plat
    part of a meal served at one time
    finesse, friandises
    something considered choice to eat
    plat
    a particular item of prepared food
    finger food
    food to be eaten with the fingers
    diète, régime
    a prescribed selection of foods
    boustifaille
    informal terms for a meal
    table
    food or meals in general
    farine
    flour or meal or grain used in baking bread
    colorant, colorant alimentaire
    a digestible substance used to give color to food
    concentré
    a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water
    farine
    coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse
    farine
    fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
    garde manger
    food in a secure or hidden storage place
    armoire à provisions, garde-manger
    a supply of food especially for a household
    produits congelés
    food preserved by freezing
    conserves, conserves en boîte
    food preserved by canning
    nourriture déshydratée
    food preserved by dehydration
    repas
    the food served and eaten at one time
    farine de caroube
    powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute
    tapioca
    granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings
    plat
    soft semiliquid food
    viande hachée
    food chopped into small bits
    purée
    food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender
    cacao
    powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed
    fourrage
    coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop
    ensilage, silotage
    fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo
    céréale
    foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
    germe de blé
    embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins
    pâtée
    mixture of ground animal feeds
    ingrédient
    food that is a component of a mixture in cooking
    oeuf
    oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
    produit laitier
    milk and butter and cheese
    lait
    a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
    lait
    any of several nutritive milklike liquids
    caillé
    a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd
    mixture, mélange
    any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
    potion
    a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage
    alcool, boisson alchoolisée, boissons alcoolisées, spiritueux
    a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
    boisson gazeuse
    club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcohol
    boisson avec glace
    an iced drink especially white wine and fruit juice
    rafraichissement
    a drink that refreshes
    boisson gazeuse
    an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
    cidre
    a beverage made from juice pressed from apples
    chocolat, chocolat chaud
    a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
    jus
    the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
    jus de fruit
    drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit
    jus de fruit
    a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
    infusion
    South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
    boisson non-alcoolisée
    nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated)
    café
    a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
    thé
    a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
    eau potable
    water suitable for drinking
    périssables
    food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated
    vitamine
    any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism
  5. noun
    the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed
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    diète, régime
    a prescribed selection of foods
    boustifaille
    informal terms for a meal
    table
    food or meals in general
    végétarisme
    a diet excluding all meat and fish
    type of:
    aliment, nutriment, élément nutritif
    any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
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