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vói
uncount. meat; the flesh of an animal used as food (including fish and seafood) uncount. (by extension) food (idiomatic) bread and butter; something which is fundamental; a staple or cornerstone (idiomatic) the main constituent part of something; the most singificant or important part (cf. English “the meat of the problem”)

In the meaning of “food”, ešet is more common in reference to the food at a specific occasion, e.g. the food from last night, or the food at the party. This word refers more to edible sustenance in general.

Sense 3 almost always implies what is described in 4, but not necessarily the other way around.

Inflects as vó-:

Irregular inflection
nom.acc.dat.exp.
ind.cc.vóivócövótövórö
def.cc.vónövómövóŋövórö

Tags: food idiomatic irregular

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