フード

ふーど
noun
hood; food
1. hood (of a jacket or coat)
A hood attached to a jacket, parka, or hoodie. Pulled up over the head against rain or cold.
フードをかぶった。
I pulled up the hood.
(あめ)()ってきたのでフードをかぶった。
It started to rain, so I pulled up my hood.
このパーカーはフードに裏起毛(うらきもう)()いていて(あたた)かい。
This hoodie has a fleece-lined hood, so it's warm.
2. food (esp. in compounds and brand-style names)
Food, used mostly in fixed compounds such as ファストフード, ペットフード, ベビーフード. Rare on its own.
ペットフードを()いに()く。
I'm going to buy pet food.
ファストフードは手軽(てがる)だが栄養(えいよう)バランスが(わる)い。
Fast food is convenient but nutritionally unbalanced.
離乳食(りにゅうしょく)にベビーフードを活用(かつよう)している家庭(かてい)(おお)い。
Many households make use of baby food when weaning their child.

Two unrelated English loanwords spelled the same in katakana: "hood" and "food." Context — usually whether the word stands alone or appears in a compound — makes the sense clear.

SENSE 1 (hood):

  • フードをかぶる: to pull up a hood
  • フード()き: hooded (e.g. フード()きのパーカー)
  • フードを(はず)す: to push the hood back / take the hood off

SENSE 2 (food, compound use):

  • ファストフード: fast food
  • ペットフード: pet food
  • ベビーフード: baby food
  • ドッグフード: dog food
  • フードコート: food court

Used by itself, フード is almost always taken to mean "hood." When the meaning is "food," speakers normally use ()(もの) or 食品(しょくひん) instead.