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food, meal, rice (baby talk)
Baby talk word for food or eating. One of the first words many Japanese children learn.
Word formation: From 飯 (cooked rice, meal) with vowel change for baby talk.
Usage: One of the earliest words Japanese babies learn to say, along with ママ (mama) and パパ (papa).
Note: Not to be confused with the adverb まんま (as is, unchanged), which has different origins.
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- ごはん (rice, meal - neutral)
- 食事 (meal - formal)
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