nutrimento

nourishment

noun noo-tree-MEN-toh Rare

Origin: Latin 'nutrimentum' (food, sustenance)

Also means

nutrition

Usage Note

Nutrimento is a somewhat formal or literary term for food as sustenance; the everyday word for food is cibo. Nutrimento emphasises the nourishing function (il nutrimento del corpo e dell'anima = nourishment for body and soul). The plural i nutrimenti exists but is rare.

Examples

"Il latte materno è il miglior nutrimento."

Natural Translation

Breast milk is the best nourishment.

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