foodstuff C2+ Topic:Materials & Substances US /ˈfudˌstʌf/ UK /ˈfuːdstʌf/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun any substance used or suitable as food Wartime rationing limited every basic foodstuff. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · any substance used or... foodprovisioncomestibleediblevictualnutriment Word family Related forms foodstuff Etymology AI details A compound of food (Old English fōda) + stuff (from Old French estoffe 'material'). A 19th-century formation. fōda Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Materials & Substances External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # foodstuff **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfudˌstʌf/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfuːdstʌf/ ## Meanings 1. any substance used or suitable as food ## Examples - Wartime rationing limited every basic foodstuff. ## Synonyms - food - provision - comestible - edible - victual - nutriment ## Related Forms - food - stuff ## Roots and Affixes - Root: fōda ## Etymology A compound of food (Old English fōda) + stuff (from Old French estoffe 'material'). A 19th-century formation. ## AI Etymology Foodstuff is a compound of food (Old English fōda) + stuff (from Old French estoffe 'material'). A 19th-century formation. Important recorded forms include fōda (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers any substance used or suitable as food. The wider family includes related words such as food and stuff. ## Topics - Materials & Substances markdown