alimento vs. cibo

tomcarl

tomcarl

Could someone please explain when one would use alimento instead of cibo and vice versa? Thank you.
John-H8

John-H8

Hi Tom, Cibo came from Latin: cibus, i, m.=food Alimento also came from Latin: alimentum, i, n.=food I think cibo is used more often than alimento. Examples: Fanno del cibo buonissimo They do excellent food. Il cibo vegetariano The vegetarian food alimenti biologici organic food E si parlerĂ  ancora di prodotti alimentari. And we 'll speak again about food
tomcarl

tomcarl

Thank you.
John-H8

John-H8

Prego!
Maria-DiLorenzi

Maria-DiLorenzi

Bravissimo John!!
John-H8

John-H8

Grazie Maria!

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