Love-Spanish.com: Comida

Today's WOTD is: "comida" = food

In Spanish, “comida” is a feminine noun of Latin origin commonly used to refer to food/ fare or groceries.

The Spanish noun “comida” is very often used also to refer to lunch (or a meal in general).

A related word is the Spanish action word/ verb “comer” which means to eat.

Also related is the noun “comedor”.

Some expressions with the word “comida” are:

Banco de comida (food bank);
Casa de comidas (eating place*);
Comida autóctona (local/ indigenous food/ fare);
Comida basura (junk food);
Comida chatarra (junk food);
Comida de pescado (no meat/ fasting day meal/ lunch**);
Comida para llevar (take away);
Comida pesada (heavy food/ meal);
Comida picante (hot/ spicy food)
Comida precocinada (pre-cooked/ convenience food);
Comida preparada (ready-cooked/ convenience food);
Comida rápida (fast food);
Comida recalentada (reheated food/ leftovers);
Comida sana (healthy food);
Comida típica (typical/ local fare);
Hacer daño a alguien la comida (food upsetting/ unsettling someone's stomach);
Hacer la comida (to prepare/ cook lunch);
Hora de la comida (meal time/ lunch time);
Para la comida (for lunch);
Preparar la comida (to prepare/ to cook/ to make lunch/ food/ meal);
Reposar la comida (to have a rest after lunch/ a meal);
Sobras de la comida (leftovers);

*NB Often basic/ cheap

**NB Expression has its origin in the Catholic religion tradition of fasting/ abstaining from eating meat on Fridays and eating fish instead.

Some examples of the use of the word "comida" are:

Esta comida está muy rica (this food is very nice/ tasty);
Vamos a comprar comida para toda la semana (we are going to buy food/ groceries for the whole week);
Estamos invitados a una comida el domingo (we have been invited to lunch on Sunday);
La comida duró tres horas (the meal lasted three hours);
El banco de comida distribuye alimentos de forma gratuita (the food bank distributes free food);
En la esquina hay una casa de comidas (there is an eating place on the corner);
Anoche cenamos en un restaurante de comida autóctona (last night we dined in a restaurant specialising in local/ indigenous food)
La comida basura no suele muy saludable (junk food is often quite unhealthy);
La comida chatarra no suele muy saludable (junk food is often quite unhealthy);
Hoy tenemos comida de pescado (today we are having a meal without meat/ fasting meal);
Las fritangas suelen ser comidas pesadas (fry ups are often heavy foods/ meals);
Te gusta la comida picante, ¿verdad? (you like hot/ spicy food, don't you?);
Con comida preparada es fácil salir de un apuro, ¿verdad? (with pre-cooked/ convenience food it is easy to get out of a tight spot, isn't it?);
La comida rápida no suele muy saludable (fast food is often quite unhealthy);
Hoy tenemos comida recalentada (today we are having re-heated food/ leftovers);
El médico me recomienda la comida sana (the doctor advises I should eat healthy food);
Quieres probar la comida típica de esta región, ¿verdad? (you want to try the typical fare of the region, don't you?);
Anoche me hizo daño la comida (last night's food upset my stomach/ unsettled my stomach/ gave me a sore stomach);
¿Quién hace la comida hoy? (who is preparing/ cooking lunch today?);
Es la hora de la comida, ¿verdad? (it is lunch time, isn't it?);
Hoy voy a tomar sopa para la comida (I am going to have soup for lunch today);
¿Quién prepara la comida hoy? (who is preparing/ cooking lunch today?);
Reposemos la comida (let us have a rest after lunch);
Vosotros aprovecháis las sobras de la comida, ¿verdad? (you don't throw food leftovers away, do you?);

Love-Spanish.com loves the word "comida" in the YouTube clip: Comida - Vocabulario - Inglés en educacionplus.com

For more on the word "comida", visit: Wordreference.com/es/en/ Comida*

*NB 'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “comida” in the link to hear the word pronounced.

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