superalimento

Italian

Etymology

Calque of English superfood; from super + alimento (food).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /su.pe.ra.liˈmɛn.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnto
  • Hyphenation: su‧pe‧ra‧li‧mèn‧to

Noun

superalimento m (plural superalimenti)

  1. (neologism) Synonym of supercibo (superfood)

Spanish

Etymology

Calque of English superfood; from super + alimento (food).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /supeɾaliˈmento/ [su.pe.ɾa.liˈmẽn̪.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: su‧pe‧ra‧li‧men‧to

Noun

superalimento m (plural superalimentos)

  1. superfood
    • 2015 November 20, “Por qué los modernos ya no comen #aguacate”, in El País:
      Hasta hace tres nanosegundos el aguacate era el superalimento de moda.
      Until three nanoseconds ago the avocado was the trendy superfood.

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