Food & Drink

goose C1

/ɡus/ A large water bird with webbed feet and a long neck, bigger than a duck. M S

prey C1

/pɹeɪ/ An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal. M S

kidney C1

/ˈkɪdni/ One of the two organs in the body that filter waste from the blood and produce urine. M S

sole C1

/soʊl/ Being the only one; single. M S

famine C1

/ˈfæmɪn/ a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death M S

munch C1

/ˈmʌntʃ/ To eat something steadily, often noisily, with the mouth closed. M S

burgundy C1

/ˈbɝɡəndi/ wine produced in the Burgundy region of eastern France, especially its red or white table wine M S

crumble C1

/ˈkɹʌmbəl/ To break or fall apart into small pieces. M S

culinary C1

/ˈkʌlɪˌnɛri/ relating to cooking, kitchens, or the preparation of food M S

tidal C1

/ˈtaɪ.d(ə)l/ of or relating to or caused by tides M S

gourmet C1

/ɡʊɹˈmeɪ/ Of food: high in quality and carefully prepared. M S

intake C1

/ˈɪntæɪk/ The amount of something, especially food, drink, or air, that is taken into the body. M S

bubbly C1

/ˈbʌbli/ Cheerful, lively, and full of energy. M S

cranberry C1

/ˈkɹæn.bɛr.i/ a small, tart red berry used in sauces, drinks, and baked foods M S

mead C1

/miːd/ an alcoholic drink made by fermenting honey with water, sometimes with added herbs, spices, or fruit M S

crumb C1

/kɹʌm/ A tiny piece that breaks off bread, cake, or similar food. M S

lard C1

/lɑɹd/ soft white fat rendered from pigs and used in cooking M S

yeast C1

/jist/ any of various single-celled fungi that ferment sugars and reproduce chiefly by budding M S

cater C1

/ˈkeɪɾɚ/ To provide what someone wants or needs, especially a particular group. M S

cauldron C1

/ˈkɔːldrən/ a large deep pot used for boiling food or liquid, traditionally over an open fire M S

lieu C1

/ljuː/ instead of M S

luscious C1

/ˈlʌʃ.əs/ richly sweet, delicious, or pleasing to taste M S

chowder C1

/ˈtʃaʊdɚ/ a rich, thick soup or stew, commonly made with fish or shellfish, potatoes, and milk or cream M S

carte C1

/kɑrt/ a menu or bill of fare M S

loin C1

/lɔɪn/ a cut of meat from the back of an animal between the ribs and the hip M S

tater C1

/ˈteɪ.tɚ/ a potato; an informal or dialectal term M S

arid C1

/ˈæɹ.ɪd/ lacking sufficient water or rainfall M S

succulent C1

/ˈsʌkjələnt/ Full of juice and very pleasant to eat. M S

calorie C1

/ˈkæləɹi/ A unit that measures the energy in food and drink. M S

distillery C1

/dɪˈstɪl.ɚ.i/ a place equipped for producing alcoholic spirits by distillation M S

reddish C1

/ˈɹɛdɪʃ/ Somewhat red. M S

skewer C1

/ˈskjuː.ɚ/ a long, thin pin of metal or wood used to hold pieces of food during cooking M S

apéritif C1

/əˌpɛrəˈtiːf/ an alcoholic drink taken before a meal to stimulate the appetite M S

suds C1

/sʌdz/ The bubbles and foam made by soap mixed with water. M S

compote C1

/ˈkɑːm.poʊt/ fruit cooked slowly in sugar syrup, served as a dessert or accompaniment M S

pimento C1

/pɪˈmɛntoʊ/ allspice: the dried aromatic berry of the tropical tree Pimenta dioica, or the tree itself M S

greenish C1

/ˈɡɹiːnɪʃ/ of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum M S

discoverer C1

/dɪˈskʌvəɹəɹ/ One who discovers: a person who has discovered something. M S

unwillingness C1

/ənˈwɪlɪŋnɪs/ the trait of being unwilling M S

carafe C1

/kəˈræf/ a glass container used for serving water, wine, or another drink M S

uncork C1

/ʌnˈkɔrk/ to remove the cork or stopper from a bottle or other container M S

confectionery C1

/kənˈfɛkʃənəɹi/ sweets, chocolates, candies, and other foods made chiefly with sugar, considered collectively M S

peppercorn C1

/ˈpɛpɚkɔɹn/ a dried berry of the pepper plant, used whole or ground as a spice M S

decant C1

/dəˈkænt/ to pour a liquid from one container into another M S

masticate C1

/ˈmæs.tə.keɪt/ to chew food by crushing and grinding it with the teeth M S

parboil C1

/ˈpɑrˌbɔɪl/ to boil food briefly or until it is only partly cooked, usually before cooking it by another method M S

succulently C1

In a way that is full of juice and pleasant to eat. M S

sop C1

/sɑp/ a concession or bribe given to pacify or appease someone M S

wine-shop C1

/ˈwaɪnˌʃɑp/ a shop or tavern where wine is sold M S