viand

Meaning

Noun

  • An item of food eaten with rice.

Origin

  • From Middle English vyaund, from Anglo-Norman and Old French viande, from Late Latin *vivanda, from Latin vīvenda, from the verb vīvō. Compare victual.
  • A misnomer.

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