Word for the day: diet

diet 1 |ˈdʌɪət|              *dieta (in Spanish)

DEFINITIONnoun
1 the kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats: a vegetarian diet.• the activities, pastimes, etc. in which a person or group habitually engages: screen violence is becoming the staple diet of the video generation.
2 a special course of food to which a person restricts themselves, either to lose weight or for medical reasons: I'm going on a diet .• [ as modifier ] (of food or drink) with reduced fat or sugar content: diet soft drinks.
verb ( diets, dieting, dieted ) [ no obj. ]
restrict oneself to small amounts or special kinds of food in order to lose weight: I began dieting again.• [ with obj. ] put (a person or animal) on a special diet.

DERIVATIVES
dieter noun
ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French diete (noun), dieter (verb), via Latin from Greekdiaita ‘a way of life’.

diet 2 |ˈdʌɪət|              *régime (in Spanish)
DEFINITIONnoun
A legislative assembly in certain countries.• historical a regular meeting of the states of a confederation.• Scots Law a meeting or session of a court.

ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin dieta ‘day's work, wages, etc.’, also‘meeting of councillors’.

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