Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foodservice

/fˈudsˈɝvɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
food-ser-vice
IPA
/fˈudsˈɝvɪs/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The business of providing food and related services.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *fōdô Old English fōda Middle English fode English food Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.? Proto-Italic *serwos Latin servus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -itia Latin servitiumbor. Old French servisebor. Old English serfis Middle English servise English service English foodservice From food + service.

Usage

Inflected Forms

food service (alternative)

Synonyms

catering

Rhymes With

jervis purvis serviss

Questions

How do you pronounce foodservice?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈudsˈɝvɪs/.
What does foodservice mean?
The business of providing food and related services.
Where does foodservice come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *fōdô Old English fōda Middle English fode English food Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.? Proto-Italic *serwos Latin servus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -itia Latin servitiumbor. Old French servisebor. Old English serfis Middle English servise English service English foodservice From food + service.

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