HOW TO PRONOUNCE
victuals
/ˈvɪtəlz/
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What does victuals mean?
noun
- plural of victual
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of victual
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈvɪtəlz/
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/ˈvɪktʃuəlz/
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“That can be got up easy enough by anybody who’ll afford victuals and drink… Well yes—it would advertise the shop—that’s true.”
Up at the service counter there was a pleasant clank of stout crockery as occasional customers came in and ordered their victuals.
More book examples (3)
These circumstances, added to the refreshment I had received by their victuals and drink, which were very nourishing, disposed me to sleep.
Nor does the mother extend an invitation to them to come and recruit themselves, nor put any broken victuals aside for them.
Not a cent of money, not an inch of land, not a mouthful of victuals,—not even ownership of the rags on his back.