victuals

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   food or provisions, especially for human consumption

   They stocked the cellar with victuals enough to last the winter.

From Old French 'vitaille', from Late Latin 'victualia' ('provisions'), neuter plural of 'victualis' ('of nourishment'), from 'victus' ('food, way of living'), from 'vivere' ('to live'). The silent 'c' was reinserted to reflect the Latin spelling.

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