From Middle English etynge, from Old English eting.
Meanings
(countable, uncountable) The act of ingesting food.
Arabs consider the eating of mushrooms as an aphrodisiac aid. 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 159:
cs jezení (the act of consuming food) · nay yayun (the act of consuming food) · it mangiare (the act of consuming food) · te తినుట (the act of consuming food) · ru приём пи́щи (the act of consuming food) · sw kula (the act of consuming food) · izh söökki (food, comestibles) · de Essen (the act of consuming food) · ziw kudya class 15 (the act of consuming food) · izh rooka (food, comestibles) · bg храна́ (food, comestibles) · hu evés (the act of consuming food) · fi ruoka (food, comestibles) · id pemakanan (the act of consuming food) · izh toittu (food, comestibles) · uk ї́жа (food, comestibles) · pt comestível (food, comestibles) · ko 먹기 (the act of consuming food) · he אֲכִילָה (the act of consuming food) · hi भक्षण (the act of consuming food) · kab učči (the act of consuming food) · gmw-ecg Assn (the act of consuming food) · ny kudyá (the act of consuming food) · mk јадење (the act of consuming food) · ar أَكْل (the act of consuming food) · bg хра́нене (the act of consuming food) · fr bouffe (food, comestibles) · fi syöminen (the act of consuming food) · izh söömiin (the act of consuming food) · ja 食べること (the act of consuming food) · be е́жа (food, comestibles) · ru приня́тие пи́щи (the act of consuming food) · ru еда́ (food, comestibles) · pt consumível (the act of consuming food) · izh toitto (food, comestibles) · ms pemakanan (the act of consuming food) · fr manger (food, comestibles) · fi ruokailu (the act of consuming food) · mk лапачка (food, comestibles) · cs jídlo (the act of consuming food) · pl jedzenie (the act of consuming food) · ang ǣt (the act of consuming food) · izh söömiin (food, comestibles) · ru пи́ща (food, comestibles)