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food swamp en · NOUN

Etymology

Coined in a research paper published in 2009.

Meanings

  1. An urban environment with few grocery stores but several nonnutritious food options such as corner stores or fast-food restaurants.

Forms

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Coordinates

food oasis · food desert

Translations (3)

es pantano de alimentos (an urban environment with few grocery stores but several nonnutritious food options) · fr marécage alimentaire (an urban environment with few grocery stores but several nonnutritious food options) · it palude alimentare (an urban environment with few grocery stores but several nonnutritious food options)