staple food

staple food(
stey
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puhl
 
fud
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el alimento básico
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The situation in the country has deteriorated to the point that people are struggling to buy staple foods.La situación en el país ha deteriorado hasta tal punto que la gente se ve apurada para comprar alimentos básicos.
b. el alimento de primera necesidad
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Charities are distributing staple foods like rice and flour to the war-torn areas of the country.Las organizaciones benéficas distribuyen alimentos de primera necesidad como el arroz y la harina a las zonas del país devastadas por la guerra.
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