"foodway" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foodways [plural]
Etymology: From food + way. Sense of "alimentary canal" modelled after airway. Etymology templates: {{com|en|food|way}} food + way Head templates: {{en-noun}} foodway (plural foodways)
  1. (anatomy) The alimentary canal.
    Sense id: en-foodway-en-noun-pkzp7biK Categories (other): Anatomy, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (sociology, chiefly in the plural) The food traditions or customs of a group of people, including their culinary and nutritional practices and related social aspects. Tags: in-plural Coordinate_terms: speechway
    Sense id: en-foodway-en-noun-FmrCplni Categories (other): Sociology Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology

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