fast
nounmasculine/ʒɨˈʒũ/medium
je·jum
Definition
Voluntary or ritual abstinence from food and sometimes drink for a set period.
The patient must be fasting for the blood test.
Many religions practice fasting on specific dates.
Common collocations
prolonged fastto break the fastfastingintermittent fasting
Idiomatic expressions
- to break the fast (to eat the first meal after a period of not eating)
Etymology
Do latim 'ieiunium'.