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nutritious

/njuːˈtɹɪʃəs/ adjective

In Latin: nūtrīcius Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about nutritious at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Of or providing nourishment.
    good nourishing stew

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin nūtrītius, from nūtrītus, from nūtrīre.

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