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canned food

canned food

4 1.0
Food kept in a metal can so it lasts a long time
  • noun
  • /kænd fʊd/
: alimentos enlatados
  • During the camping trip, we relied on canned food for most of our meals.
  • eat canned food
  • canned food aisle
  • bring canned food

The entire middle is frozen, processed, boxed, canned food, right?

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Examples

  • Buy milk, bread, peanut butter, canned food, crackers, paper plates, cups, etc. while you can.

    Blog text (20)

  • Just remember to have a good supply of canned food on hand.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • We find some food, you know, canned food or something, you know.

  • I put canned food and water in the garage.

    20th Century Women (2016)

  • We could not afford to buy canned food at the general grocery store.

    Blog text (34)

  • All donated cash and canned food will be distributed to the Utah Food Bank.

    Blog text (27)

  • Chloe loves wet canned food and seems to prefer fish and seafood flavors best.

    Blog text (25)

  • Canned food and water.

    U.F.O. (2012)

  • Canned food.

    U.F.O. (2012)

  • Now, I feed my cats high-quality grain-free canned food, and they hardly shed at all.

    Blog text (4)

Synonyms

canned goods
vscanned food
  • US
12 1.0

Food that people keep in metal cans so it lasts a long time

is the identical term but uses a different noun form
canned foods
vscanned food
  • US
1 1.0

Food stored in metal cans so it lasts a long time

focuses on preservation to extend shelf life
tinned goods
vscanned food
  • UK
1 1.6

Food kept in metal cans to eat later

is the same meaning but uses another common name

Antonyms

fresh food
13 1.0

Food that is recently grown or prepared and not kept for a long time

How Long-Lasting

dried
99 1.0
canned food
4 1.0
frozen food
8 1.3
fresh food
13 1.0

Surface Forms

canned food singular
canned foods plural

Morphology

canned + food

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from 'canned' (preserved/sealed in a can) + 'food' (substance eaten); a learner who knows both words can infer that it refers to food packaged in cans. This compositional pattern is literal and cross-linguistically common, so it should be immediately understandable to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Canned food comes from the simple idea of putting food into a metal can and sealing it so it would not go bad. So, 'canned food' means food kept in a sealed metal container to stay good for a long time.