victuals

vict·ual

V0091900 (vĭt′l)n.1. Food fit for human consumption.2. victuals Food supplies; provisions.v. vict·ualed, vict·ual·ing, vict·uals or vict·ualled or vict·ual·ling v.tr. To provide with food.v.intr.1. To lay in food supplies.2. To eat.

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[Alteration (influenced by Late Latin vīctuālia, provisions) of Middle English vitaille, from Old French, from Late Latin vīctuālia, provisions, from neuter pl. of Latin vīctuālis, of nourishment, from vīctus, nourishment, from past participle of vīvere, to live; see g^wei- in Indo-European roots.]Usage Note: Victual is properly pronounced (vĭt′l), with two syllables and no (k) sound. It was borrowed in the 1300s from the Old French form vitaille, which had stress and a diphthong in the second syllable, but the word was Anglicized after that to put the stress up front in the manner of most native English words. The spelling with c (and a little later with u) has a long history too, in both French and English. This spelling is a learned one, showing off the knowledge that the word came from Late Latin victuālia, "provisions." The word is now usually spelled victual, or on occasion vittle, but the pronunciation has remained (vĭt′l).

victuals

(ˈvɪtəlz) pl n (Cookery) (sometimes singular) food or provisions

Victuals

 articles of food collectively.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	victuals - a stock or supply of foods commissariat, provisions, viands, provenderfood, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissuefood cache - food in a secure or hidden storage placelarder - a supply of food especially for a household
	2.	victuals - a source of materials to nourish the bodyaliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, nutritionfood, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissuemilk - produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their youngcourse - part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal"dainty, goody, kickshaw, treat, delicacy - something considered choice to eatdish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"fast food - inexpensive food (hamburgers or chicken or milkshakes) prepared and served quicklyfinger food - food to be eaten with the fingersingesta - solid and liquid nourishment taken into the body through the mouthkosher - food that fulfills the requirements of Jewish dietary lawmeal, repast - the food served and eaten at one timemess - soft semiliquid food; "a mess of porridge"mince - food chopped into small bits; "a mince of mushrooms"puree - food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blenderstodge - heavy and filling (and usually starchy) foodwheat germ - embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitaminsvitamin - any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism
	3.	victuals - any substance that can be used as foodcomestible, eatable, edible, pabulum, victualfood, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissuetuck - eatables (especially sweets)

victuals

plural noun (Old-fashioned) food, supplies, stores, provisions, eats (slang), meat, bread, rations, tack (informal), grub (slang), kai (N.Z. informal), nosh (slang), edibles, comestibles, nosebag (slang), vittles (obsolete), viands, eatables The fleet carries victuals only for six weeks.

Translations

ravitaillementréserve