Hypernyms for "foodstuff"
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breadstuff
canned food
canned foods
canned goods
carob
carob powder
cereal
cocoa
coloring
colouring
concentrate
concoction
curd
dairy product
dehydrated food
dehydrated foods
egg
eggs
fiber
fixings
flour
food color
food coloring
food colour
food colouring
food grain
frozen food
frozen foods
grain
greengrocery
ingredient
intermixture
juice
meal
milk
mixture
packaged goods
perishable
roughage
Saint-John''s-bread
spoilable
starches
tapioca
tinned goods
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.