alimentaire

food-related, dietary

adjective ah-lee-mahn-TEHR Rare

Origin: from Latin alimentarius, from alimentum 'nourishment'

Usage Note

alimentaire is used in technical and legal contexts: le régime alimentaire means 'diet' or 'dietary regime', and pension alimentaire is 'alimony' (literally 'food allowance'). It is rarely used in casual speech to mean simply 'food-related' — alimentaire implies a formal or systemic framing.

Examples

"Son régime alimentaire est très équilibré."

Natural Translation

Her diet is very balanced.

Literal Translation

Her dietary regime is very balanced.

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