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junk food

n.
A high-calorie food that is low in nutritional value.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

junk food

n
(Cookery) food that is low in nutritional value, often highly processed or ready-prepared, and eaten instead of or in addition to well-balanced meals
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

junk′ food`


n.
1. food, as potato chips or candy, that is high in calories but of little nutritional value.
2. anything that is attractive or diverting but of negligible substance.
[1970–75]
junk′-food`, adj.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.junk food - food that tastes good but is high in calories having little nutritional valuejunk food - food that tastes good but is high in calories having little nutritional value
solid food, food - any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment; "food and drink"
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Translations
طَعام بسيط سريع قليل الفائِده
bufetová strava
junkfood
egészségtelen ennivaló
malo vredna hrana
abur cubur yiyecek

junk food

n → cibo a scarso valore nutritivo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

junk1

(dʒaŋk) noun
unwanted or worthless articles; rubbish. That cupboard is full of junk; (also adjective) This vase was bought in a junk shop (= a shop that sells junk).
ˈjunk food noun
food such as potato chips, sweets and doughnuts, which is mass-produced and is of low nutritional value.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

junk food

n comida chatarra, comida basura (esp. Esp)
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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