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COMFORT FOOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does comfort food mean? 

COMFORT FOOD (noun)
  The noun COMFORT FOOD has 1 sense:

1. food that is simply prepared and gives a sense of wellbeing; typically food with a high sugar or carbohydrate content that is associated with childhood or with home cookingplay

  Familiarity information: COMFORT FOOD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COMFORT FOOD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Food that is simply prepared and gives a sense of wellbeing; typically food with a high sugar or carbohydrate content that is associated with childhood or with home cooking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("comfort food" is a kind of...):

food; nutrient (any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue)


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