foodstuff

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfuːdˌstʌf/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfudˌstʌf/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fo̅o̅d′stuf′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
food•stuff /ˈfudˌstʌf/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Nutritiona substance used or capable of being used as food: [countable; usually plural]storing foodstuffs in case of a drought.[uncountable]meat by-products used as foodstuff for animals.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
food•stuff  (fo̅o̅d′stuf′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Nutritiona substance used or capable of being used as nutriment.
  • food + stuff 1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
foodstuff /ˈfuːdˌstʌf/ n
  1. any material, substance, etc, that can be used as food
'foodstuff' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
brainfood - conserve - essence - Frankenstein food - farfel - flour - knaidel - pack date - sago - salep

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