🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Lieblingsessen

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Leeb-lings-essen

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Favorite Food/ˈfeɪ.vər.ɪt fuːd/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Mein Lieblingsessen ist Pizza."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A type of food that someone likes the most.

    "Pizza is my favorite food because I love the combination of cheese and tomato."
  2. 2

    A dish or cuisine that is preferred over others.

    "For her birthday, she requested her favorite food, sushi."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'favorite' originates from the Latin word 'favorem', meaning 'favor' or 'support', which evolved through Old French 'favorit' before entering English in the late Middle Ages. 'Food' comes from the Old English 'fōda', which has Germanic roots, referring to nourishment or sustenance.

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