# retort food

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Foodstuff that has undergone retort sterilization.

## Etymology
Calque of Japanese レトルト食品 (retoruto shokuhin), or calque of Korean 레토르트 식품(食品) (retoreuteu sikpum).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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