"alimento" meaning in Italian

See alimento in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /a.liˈmen.to/ Forms: alimenti [plural]
Rhymes: -ento Etymology: From Latin alimentum. Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|alimentum}} Latin alimentum Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} alimento m (plural alimenti)
  1. food, nourishment Tags: masculine Synonyms: cibo
    Sense id: en-alimento-it-noun-iH1tqRiY
  2. (in the plural) alimony, maintenance Tags: in-plural, masculine
    Sense id: en-alimento-it-noun-F7cTPLCH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: alimentare, alimentazione
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /a.liˈmen.to/
Rhymes: -ento Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} alimento
  1. first-person singular present indicative of alimentare Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: alimentare
    Sense id: en-alimento-it-verb-mpKUYeJu Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Foods Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 2 18 80 Disambiguation of Foods: 37 5 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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