comida

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈmida/ [koˈmi.ð̞a]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ida
• Syllabification: co‧mi‧da

Noun

comida f (plural comíes)

1. food
2. meal
3. lunch

   Synonym: xintar

Related terms

• comer

Participle

comida f sg

1. feminine singular of comíu

Further reading

• “comida”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “comida”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈmida/ [koˈmi.ð̞ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ida
• Hyphenation: co‧mi‧da

Etymology 1

From the past participle of comer (“to eat”).

Noun

comida f (plural comidas)

1. food
2. meal
3. lunch

   Synonym: xantar

Participle

comida f sg

1. feminine singular of comido

Etymology 2

Verb

comida

1. inflection of comedir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “comida”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “comida”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “comida”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “comida”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology

From the past participle of comer (“to eat”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈmi.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈmi.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈmi.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈmi.dɐ/ [kuˈmi.ðɐ]

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuˈmi.da/
• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuˈmi.dɐ/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: (most dialects) -idɐ, (Southern and Northeastern Brazil) -ida
• Hyphenation: co‧mi‧da

Noun

comida f (plural comidas)

1. food, something edible
2. meal

   Synonyms: (informal) comer, refeição

Derived terms

• comidinha (diminutive)

Participle

comida f sg

1. feminine singular of comido

Further reading

• “comida”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “comida”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “comida” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “comida”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “comida”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025, →ISBN
• “comida”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈmida/ [koˈmi.ð̞a]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ida
• Syllabification: co‧mi‧da

Etymology 1

From the past participle of comer (“to eat”). Compare comestible, of the same ultimate (Latin) origin.

Noun

comida f (plural comidas)

1. food

   Synonyms: alimento, comer, vianda

   Yo no quiero comida. ― I don't want food.

2. lunch

   Synonym: almuerzo

3. dinner

   Synonym: cena

4. (slang) cunnilingus

   Synonym: cunnilinguo

Derived terms

• (diminutives) comidilla, comidita

• cambiar la comida
• casa de comidas
• comida a la vista
• comida basura
• comida corrida
• comida corriente
• comida de pescado
• comida rápida
• estampilla de comida
• pan con pan, comida de tontos
• paseo de comida

Adjective

comida f

1. feminine singular of comido

Participle

comida f sg

1. feminine singular of comido

Etymology 2

Verb

comida

1. inflection of comedir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “comida”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024