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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespreparación de alimentos
Pronunciation / Transliteration: prepaɾasjón de alimen.tos
"La preparación de alimentos debe hacerse en condiciones limpias."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The process of making food ready for cooking or eating, including washing, chopping, measuring, and mixing ingredients.
"Proper food-preparation techniques are essential to prevent cross-contamination in the kitchen." - 2
The practice of batch cooking and organizing meals in advance for a specific period.
"Sunday afternoons are usually dedicated to food-preparation for the busy work week ahead."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'food', originating from Old English 'fōda' (nourishment, sustenance, related to 'feed'), with 'preparation', derived from Latin 'praeparatio' (to make ready beforehand). As a compound noun, it became widely established in culinary arts, health, and domestic science literature during the 20th century to describe the systematic steps involved in making food ready for consumption or cooking.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Food-preparation" is said worldwide
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préparation des aliments
Transliteration: preparasyon dezaliman
"Une bonne préparation des aliments est essentielle pour la santé."
Essenszubereitung
Transliteration: ɛsn̩s-tsuːbəˌʁaɪtʊŋ
"Die Essenszubereitung nimmt viel Zeit in Anspruch."
preparazione degli alimenti
Transliteration: preparatsjone deʎʎi alimɛnti
"La preparazione degli alimenti richiede igiene e cura."
preparación de alimentos
Transliteration: prepaɾasjón de alimen.tos
"La preparación de alimentos debe hacerse en condiciones limpias."
preparação de alimentos
Transliteration: pɾe.pa.ɾa.sɐ̃w dʒi a.liˈmẽ.tus
"A preparação de alimentos exige higiene rigorosa."
भोजन की तैयारी
Transliteration: bhojan ki taiyari
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"स्वस्थ रहने के लिए भोजन की तैयारी सही तरीके से करनी चाहिए।"
食物准备
Transliteration: shíwù zhǔnbèi
Script: 中文汉字
"良好的食物准备可以节省做饭时间。"
음식 준비
Transliteration: eumsik junbi
Script: 한국어 한글
"효과적인 음식 준비는 요리 시간을 단축해 줍니다."
食材の下準備
Transliteration: shokuzai no shitajunbi
Script: 日本語
"効率的な食材の下準備が美味しい料理の基本です。"
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