nutrition

Etymology

From Middle French nutrition, from Old French nutricion, from Latin nutritio

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: nyo͞o-trĭʹ-shən, IPA^(key): /njuːˈtɹɪ.ʃən/
• (US) enPR: no͞o-trĭʹ-shən, IPA^(key): /nuˈtɹɪ.ʃən/

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• Rhymes: -ɪʃən

Noun

nutrition (usually uncountable, plural nutritions)

1. (biology) The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance.
2. That which nourishes; nutriment.

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin nūtrītiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ny.tʁi.sjɔ̃/

Noun

nutrition f (plural nutritions)

1. nutrition

Further reading

• “nutrition” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).