Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

food colouring

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: food -colour-ing
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any substance added to food in order to change its colour.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Add a few drops of blue food colouring to the icing."

Usage

Inflected Forms

food colourings (plural) food coloring (alternative)

Synonyms

coloring colouring food coloring food color food colour

Questions

What does food colouring mean?: Any substance added to food in order to change its colour.

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