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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDiet
/ˈdaɪ.ət/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats.
"A healthy diet should include plenty of fruit and vegetables." - 2
A special course of food to which one restricts oneself, either to lose weight or for medical reasons.
"She went on a strict diet before the wedding."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English diete, originating from Old French diete, and ultimately from the Latin diaeta, meaning a way of life or regimen, which traces back to the ancient Greek diaita (lifestyle, diet). Historically, it referred broadly to a person's daily regimen or lifestyle before specializing in food and nutritional intake by the late medieval period.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Diet" is said worldwide
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régime
Transliteration: re-жим
"Il est important de suivre un régime équilibré."
Diät
Transliteration: di-ˈat
"Sie macht im Sommer immer eine Diät."
dieta
Transliteration: ˈdjɛ.ta
"Il medico gli ha consigliato una dieta povera di grassi."
dieta
Transliteration: ˈdje.ta
"Una dieta saludable es esencial para el bienestar."
dieta
Transliteration: ˈdʒi.e.tɐ
"Ele começou uma nova dieta para perder peso."
आहार
Transliteration: aahaar
"संतुलित आहार स्वास्थ्य के लिए बहुत आवश्यक है।"
饮食
Transliteration: yǐnshí
"保持健康的饮食习惯非常重要。"
식단
Transliteration: sikdan
"건강한 식단은 체중 감량에 도움이 됩니다."
食事
Transliteration: shokuji
"バランスの取れた食事が大切です。"
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