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food

food

noun food Rare
Food & Drink Dishes

Origin: English loanword, unchanged.

Usage Note

Food is used in Italian as an English loanword primarily in marketing, branding, and food-industry contexts — for example food blogger, street food, food truck. In standard Italian speech, cibo or alimento are the native equivalents. The borrowed form is invariable and masculine: il food, il mondo del food. Its prevalence reflects the global influence of English in the culinary sector.

Examples

"Il food di strada è molto popolare."

Natural Translation

Street food is very popular.

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