alimento

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) food (solid substance that can be consumed)
2. (masculine) nourishment
3. (in-plural,masculine) alimony, maintenance

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of alimentar

Hyphenated as

a‧li‧men‧to

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aliˈmento/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alimentum. Cognate with English aliment.

Sentences

En la primavera migran hacia lugares con abundancia de alimento , donde depositan sus huevos .

In the spring they migrate to places with an abundance of food, where they deposit their eggs.

Obtiene sus presas buscando alimento directamente en troncos y en ramas gruesas horizontales .

It obtains its prey by looking for food directly on trunks and on thick horizontal branches.

El timalí de Borneo busca alimento en pequeñas bandadas trepando por la vegetación baja .

Bornean Timali forage in small flocks climbing low vegetation.