Feminine
Meaning

  1. (feminine) feeding (an instance of giving food)
  2. (feminine) feeding (an instance of eating)
  3. (feminine) food; diet; eating (the food and beverage a person or animal consumes)
  4. (feminine) nourishment
  5. (feminine) supply, input, power (of a resource into a mechanical process)

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
a‧li‧men‧ta‧ción
Pronounced as (IPA)
/alimentaˈθjon/
Etymology

In summary

From alimentar (“to feed”) + -ción. Cognate with Occitan alimentacion and English alimentation.

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