Victual: meaning, definitions and examples
๐ฝ๏ธ
victual
[ หvษชtษl ]
food supply
Victual refers to food or provisions suitable for consumption, especially in a context of sustenance or nourishment. This term is often associated with supplies or provisions meaning the edible items that are stored or prepared for meals.
Synonyms
food, meat, nourishment, provisions.
Examples of usage
- The travelers packed enough victual for their journey.
- During the harvest season, the farmers collected all their victual to last through the winter.
- The ship stocked up on victuals before setting sail across the ocean.
Translations
Translations of the word "victual" in other languages:
๐ต๐น alimento
๐ฎ๐ณ เคญเฅเคเคจ
๐ฉ๐ช Nahrungsmittel
๐ฎ๐ฉ makanan
๐บ๐ฆ ะฟัะพะดัะบัะธ ั ะฐัััะฒะฐะฝะฝั
๐ต๐ฑ ลผywnoลฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ้ฃๆ
๐ซ๐ท nourriture
๐ช๐ธ alimento
๐น๐ท gฤฑda
๐ฐ๐ท ์๋ฃํ
๐ธ๐ฆ ุทุนุงู
๐จ๐ฟ potraviny
๐ธ๐ฐ potraviny
๐จ๐ณ ้ฃๅ
๐ธ๐ฎ hrana
๐ฎ๐ธ fรฆรฐi
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัะฐะผะฐา
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ qida
๐ฒ๐ฝ alimento
Etymology
The word 'victual' comes from the Latin word 'victualis', meaning 'relating to food'. It evolved through Old French as 'victual', which meant provisions or supplies. The term is often used in a historical or literary context and was common in English texts referring to food supplies, especially in maritime literature. Over time, the spelling and pronunciation of the word have been anglicized, but its core meaning has remained rooted in food and nourishment. The usage of 'victual' has declined in modern English and is now primarily found in historical contexts or formal writing.