Synonyms: eten, etenswaar, gerecht
| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈspɛɪ̯s/ |
| Hyphenation | spijs |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | spijzen |
| Afrikaans | kos; gereg |
|---|---|
| Czech | jídlo; pokrm |
| Danish | mad |
| English | food |
| English (Old English) | andleofen; biwist; foda; fostor; mete |
| Esperanto | manĝaĵo |
| Faeroese | matur |
| French | nourriture |
| German | Gericht; Speise |
| Hungarian | étel |
| Icelandic | matur |
| Jamaican Patois | fuud |
| Low German | eaten |
| Papiamento | kuminda |
| Polish | potrawa |
| Portuguese | alimento |
| Romanian | aliment |
| Russian | блюда |
| Saterland Frisian | Spiese |
| Scottish Gaelic | biadh |
| Spanish | manjar; plato |
| Sranan | nyanyan |
| Swahili | chakula |
| Swedish | mat; maträtt |
| Tagalog | pagkain |
| Thai | อาหาร |
| Turkish | azık; besin |
| Welsh | bwyd |
| West Frisian | iten |