favourite food

collocation in English

meaningsoffavouriteandfood

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favourite
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈfeɪ.vər.ɪt/us
/ˈfeɪ.vər.ət/
best liked or ...
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food
noun[C or U]
uk
/fuːd/us
/fuːd/
something that people and animals eat, or plants absorb, to keep ...
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(Definition offavouriteandfoodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffavourite food

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What is yourfavouritefood?
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They are myfavouritefood, but it took me years to pluck up courage to eat one.
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Hisfavouritefoodis bones, and his favourite dog toy is his squeaky bone.
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Many follow the flowering offavouritefoodplants.
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It was thefavouritefoodof wolves and other animals.
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Based around a celebration of the island'sfavouritefood, various concerts, productions and programmes are held across the isle.
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His favourite colour is grey, and hisfavouritefoodis barbecue sauce.
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The wild bulb squill is known locally as grice's onions because it was afavouritefoodof the swine.
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Hisfavouritefoodis said to be polystyrene cups.
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It is afavouritefoodof the leatherback turtle.
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Hisfavouritefood, as a vegetarian, is broccoli sandwiches.
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One tradition says that theirfavouritefoodis grits or water-gruel.
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Human entrails are said to be the demon'sfavouritefood.
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This would originally have been afavouritefoodof the affluent farmer, which later reached the tables of the urban bourgeoisie and typical restaurants.
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Herfavouritefoodis butter and peach croquette stew.
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We found the visual display very useful in assisting the children identify favourite foods.
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Rowan berries are afavouritefood, and are eaten whenever available.
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Herfavouritefoodis custard.
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Itsfavouritefoodis milk.
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