cibus

Meaning

1. (declension-2, masculine) food, fodder
2. (declension-2, masculine) nourishment, sustenance
3. (declension-2, masculine, metonymically) meal

Concepts

food

🍽️

meal

fodder

feeding

forage

nourishment

nutriment

pasture

sustenance

viands

victuals

food for men and animals

foodstuff

nutrition

cooked food

aliment

vegetable food

dish

feed

Synonyms

pābulum

esca

🍽️

alimentum

🍽️

cibaria

pabulum

🍽️

cena

victus

ēsca

capetum

capitum

caballatio

eßca

daps

epulum

pastus

penus

pulmentum

Translations

comida

🍽️

alimento

🍽️

cibo

🍽️

nourriture

🍽️

Essen

alimento

🍽️

φαγητό

Speise

yemek

🍽️

voedsel

🍽️

Nahrung

alimento

🍽️

menjar

τροφή

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkɪ.bʊs]

Etymology

Of unknown origin. Perhaps borrowed from Ancient Greek κίβος (kíbos, “box, chest”) / κίβισις (kíbisis, “pouch”).