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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFutter
Pronunciation / Transliteration: futter
"Nach der Arbeit gab es erst einmal etwas Futter."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The thick, wormlike larva of an insect, especially a beetle.
"The gardener turned over the soil and found several white grubs eating the plant roots." - 2
Food, especially informal or plain food.
"We stopped at a roadside diner to grab some cheap grub before continuing our road trip."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English grubben, meaning to dig or ditch, sharing roots with Old High German grabōn and modern German graben. The noun sense of the larva of an insect developed in the 16th century due to its habit of digging in the earth, while the slang meaning of food emerged in the 17th century, likely from the notion of scavenging or digging for sustenance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Grub" is said worldwide
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bouffe
Transliteration: boof
"On cherche de la bonne bouffe dans ce quartier."
Futter
Transliteration: futter
"Nach der Arbeit gab es erst einmal etwas Futter."
pappa
Transliteration: pappa
"Andiamo a cercare un po' di pappa."
comida
Transliteration: komida
"Vamos a buscar algo de comida rápida."
rango
Transliteration: rangu
"O rango já está pronto na mesa."
खाना
Transliteration: khana
"चलो चलकर कुछ अच्छा खाना खाते हैं।"
吃的东西
Transliteration: chī de dōngxī
"我们在路上找点吃的东西吧。"
밥
Transliteration: bap
"출근하기 전에 간단하게 밥을 먹자."
飯
Transliteration: meshi
"そろそろ美味しい飯でも食べに行こうか。"
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