staple food

English - Turkish

Definition of staple food in English Turkish dictionary

En çok tüketilen temel gıda maddesi

(Ticaret) temel gıda maddesi

Related Terms

staple food products

temel gıda ürünleri

English - English

Definition of staple food in English English dictionary

A staple food, sometimes simply referred to as a staple, is a food that is eaten routinely and in such quantities that it constitutes a dominant portion of a standard diet in a given population, supplying a large fraction of the needs for energy-rich materials and generally a significant proportion of the intake of other nutrients as well

Hyphenation

sta·ple food

Turkish pronunciation

steypıl fud

Pronunciation

/ˈstāpəl ˈfo͞od/ /ˈsteɪpəl ˈfuːd/

Etymology

[ 'stA-p&l ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English stapel post, staple, from Old English stapol post; akin to Middle Dutch stapel step, heap, emporium, Old English steppan to step.