aliment — a food that provides nourishment
alimento — this is the Spanish (as well as the Italian) cognate, which is used much more commonly than the English counterpart. Typically, it’s used to refer to food staples from which we derive the majority of our nourishment like rice, beans, potatoes, etc.
The Spanish word “alimentación” refers to nourishment…
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