alimentaire
French, adjective/a.li.mɑ̃.tɛʁ/
alimentaire is spelled A-L-I-M-E-N-T-A-I-R-E (11 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written French, the 3,674th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alimentaire is a French adjective meaning “food; alimentary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à l’alimentation, aux aliments”.
What does alimentaire mean in English?
adjective
- 1
food; alimentary
- 2
alimony, child support
- 3
engaged in to meet one's needs rather than by passion (of a job, etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à l’alimentation, aux aliments. 2. Qui sert d’aliment. 3. Non toxique quand avalé ou porté à la bouche. 4. Relatif à l’alimentation des machines en matières.
noun: 1. Organe d’une machine qui assure l’alimentation en matières.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of alimentaire
- alimentaires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alimentaire?
- /a.li.mɑ̃.tɛʁ/
- \a.li.mɑ̃.tɛʁ\
- [a.li.mɑ̃.tɛʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to alimentaire
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is alimentaire in French?
alimentaire appears 21 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).