Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

food literacy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables: food lit-er-a-cy
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An understanding of the impact of food choices on health, the environment, and the community.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

food literacies (plural)

Phrases

food-literate

Frequently Paired Words

food-literate

Questions

What does food literacy mean?: An understanding of the impact of food choices on health, the environment, and the community.

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