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cibus.

food; fare, rations; nutriment, sustenance, fuel; eating, a meal; bait;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkɪ.bʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈt͡ʃiː.bus]
  1. food, fodder

    declension-2 · masculine
  2. nourishment, sustenance

    declension-2 · masculine
  3. meal

    declension-2 · masculine · metonymically
Where this word comes from

Of unknown origin. Perhaps borrowed from Ancient Greek κίβος (kíbos, “box, chest”) / κίβισις (kíbisis, “pouch”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.