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food in Malay

makanan

/fuːd/[fuːd]

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food in Malay: makanan. In English, food means any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

Malay words for food

any substance consumed by living organisms to sustain life
makanan

English meaning of food

  1. noun Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
  2. noun A foodstuff, a type of food.
  3. noun Anything that nourishes or sustains.
  4. noun Any illegal substance or illegal substances, drugs.

Full definition of food

food in a sentence

  • The innkeeper brought them food and drink.
  • The man's inspiring speech gave us food for thought.
  • Mozart and Bach are food for my soul.

Synonyms of food

All synonyms of food

food in other languages

Questions about food in Malay

What is the meaning of food in Malay?
Food in Malay is makanan.
Apakah maksud food dalam bahasa Melayu?
Food: makanan.
What does food mean in English?
Food means any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: food (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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