Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Any food-borne disease, such as salmonella, that typically causes diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, fever and abdominal cramps.

    Lebensmittelvergiftung

    пищево́е отравле́ниеpiščevóje otravlénije

    харчове́ отру́єнняxarčové otrújennja

More definitions
  • illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
any food-borne disease:
Русский
By meaning 1
any food-borne disease:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
any food-borne disease:

Forms

plural: food poisonings
Singularfood poisoning

uncountable

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food:gastrointestinal disorder

See also

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