食べ物 — meaning in English

English meaning

• food noun Any substance eaten or drunk to sustain life and provide energy.
• grub noun The soft, worm-like larva of certain insects, especially beetles.

Senses

食べ物 is used for these senses in English:

• food (uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
• grub (uncountable, slang) Food.

food — full definition

1. noun Any substance eaten or drunk to sustain life and provide energy.
2. noun Anything that nourishes or feeds a particular interest or need (figurative).

grub — full definition

1. noun The soft, worm-like larva of certain insects, especially beetles.
2. noun Food.
3. verb To dig in the ground, especially searching for something.

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