comfort foodnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈkʌm.fət ˌfuːd/us/ˈkʌm.fɚt ˌfuːd/the type of food that people eat when they are sad or worried, often sweet food or food that people ate as children
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Food - general words
- aliment
- bed
- carb
- chanterelle
- chow
- diabetic
- fibre
- fruits of the earth idiom
- greengrocer
- grocer
- grocery
- health food
- pap
- refreshment
- roughage
- serving
- shelf life
- speciality
- specialty
- tuck
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Examples from literature
- Eating pizza can make people happy – it’s a great comfort food.