Definition
The act of feeding or providing food; nourishment or the process of eating.
Etymology
From Latin 'cibatio' derived from 'cibatus' (fed), from 'cibus' (food). This formal term appeared in medical and theological texts.
Kelly Says
Medieval monks used this word in medical texts discussing how to maintain health through proper 'cibation'—it's a super formal way of saying 'eating right,' and it shows the word's religious and scholarly roots.
Translations
ARالعربية
الغذاء
al-ghadha
CACatalà
alimentació
ah-lee-men-ta-syon
CSČeština
potrava
po-tra-va
DEDeutsch
Nahrung
nah-roong
ESEspañol
alimentación
al-ee-men-ta-syon
FISuomi
ravinto
ra-vin-to
FRFrançais
alimentation
al-i-men-ta-syon
HUMagyar
táplálék
ta-pla-lek
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemberian makan
pem-be-ree-an ma-kan
ITItaliano
alimentazione
ah-lee-men-ta-syon
MSBahasa Melayu
makanan
ma-ka-an
NLNederlands
voeding
vo-ding
PLPolski
żywienie
zhy-vee-nie
PTPortuguês
alimentação
ah-lee-men-ta-syon
RORomână
alimentație
ah-lee-men-ta-tsee
RUРусский
питание
pit-a-niye
SWKiswahili
chakula
cha-koo-la
TRTürkçe
beslenme
be-slen-meh
UKУкраїнська
харчування
khar-chuv-an-nya
VITiếng Việt
thức ăn
thuk an