viand

Mane (Îngilîzî)

1. An item of food.
2. A choice dish.
3. side dish; rice topping (item of food eaten with rice.)

Hevwate

food

🍽️

diet

dish

fare

feed

grub

main course

nourishment

nutriment

pabulum

provisions

sustenance

victual

foodstuff

aliment

nutrition

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈvaɪ.ənd/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: vyaund

In summary

From Middle English vyaund, from Anglo-Norman and Old French viande, from Late Latin *vivanda, from Latin vīvenda, from the verb vīvō (“I live”). Compare victual.
The Philippines usage is an anglicization of Spanish vianda (which is ultimately from Latin via French), which is used to translate ulam in Tagalog. See also usage notes.