vittle
[ vit-l ]
/ ˈvɪt l /
noun, verb (used with or without object)
RELATED WORDS
chow, eats, fare, groceries, grub, larder, meal, nourishment, provender, provisions, snack, viands, victuals, foodstuff, eatables, edibles, goodies, refreshments
Nearby words
- vitry,
- vitry-sur-seine,
- vitta,
- vittae,
- vittate,
- vittoria,
- vittorio,
- vituline,
- vituperate,
- vituperation
Origin of vittle
First recorded in 1805–15
victual
or vit·tle
[ vit-l ]
/ ˈvɪt l /
noun
victuals, food supplies; provisions.
food or provisions for human beings.
verb (used with object), vict·ualed, vict·ual·ing or (especially British) vict·ualled, vict·ual·ling.
to supply with victuals.
verb (used without object), vict·ualed, vict·ual·ing or (especially British) vict·ualled, vict·ual·ling.
to take or obtain victuals.
Archaic. to eat or feed.
Origin of victual
1275–1325; Middle English vitaille < Anglo-French, Middle French vitail(l)e, Old French vituaille < Late Latin victuālia provisions, noun use of neuter plural of Latin victuālis pertaining to food, equivalent to victu(s) nourishment, way of living (vic-, variant stem of vīvere to live + -tus suffix of v. action) + -ālis -al1; modern spelling < Latin
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vittle
/ (ˈvɪtəl) /
noun, verb
an obsolete or dialect spelling of victual
victual
/ (ˈvɪtəl) /
verb -uals, -ualling or -ualled or US -uals, -ualing or -ualed
to supply with or obtain victuals
(intr) rare (esp of animals) to partake of victuals
See also victuals
Word Origin for victual
C14: from Old French vitaille, from Late Latin victuālia provisions, from Latin victuālis concerning food, from victus sustenance, from vīvere to live
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