Meanings
nounfoodway (plural foodways)
plural foodways
- anatomyThe alimentary canal.
- in pluralhuman sciencesThe food traditions or customs of a group of people, including their culinary and nutritional practices and related social aspects.
Origin
From food + way. Sense of "alimentary canal" modelled after airway.
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APA
foodway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foodway
MLA
“foodway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foodway. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foodway,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foodway.
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