Foodstuffs
[food-stuhf] /ˈfudˌstʌf/
noun
1.
a substance used or capable of being used as nutriment.
/ˈfuːdˌstʌf/
noun
1.
any material, substance, etc, that can be used as food
n.
1870, from food + stuff (n.). Related: Foodstuffs.
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