feed

nounfeminine/ʁɐˈsɐ̃w̃/medium

ra·ção

Definitions

1Food prepared for domestic animals or livestock.

The farmer stored the animal feed in the barn.

This brand of dog feed is very nutritious.

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animal feeddog feeddry feedfeed bag

2A fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage.

During the siege, the daily bread ration was reduced.

They were issued with fuel rations.

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food rationration carddaily rationrationing system

Do francês 'ration', por sua vez do latim 'ratio, rationis' (cálculo, porção).