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dietary fibre

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Substances, generally of plant origin, consisting mostly of complex carbohydrates which are undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Synonyms: bulk, roughage

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: սննդային մանրաթել (snndayin manratʻel) — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Armenian: սննդաթել (snndatʻel) — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Armenian: բջջանյութ (bǰǰanyutʻ) — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Catalan: fibra alimentària — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Chinese Mandarin: 膳食纖維 /膳食纤维 (shànshí xiānwéi) — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Chinese Mandarin: 飲食纖維 /饮食纤维 (yǐnshí xiānwéi) — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Czech: vláknina — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Danish: kostfiber — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Danish: fiber — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Dutch: voedingsvezel — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Finnish: kuitu — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Finnish: ravintokuitu — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • French: fibre alimentaire — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • German: Ballaststoff — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Hebrew: סיבים תזונתיים (sivím tzunatiyím) — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Hindi: रुक्षांश (rukṣāñś) — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Hindi: रफ़ेज (rafej) — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Hindi: फ़ाइबर (fāibar) — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Hindi: भोजनतंतु (bhojantantu) — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Hindi: खाद्यतंतु (khādyatantu) — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Hungarian: élelmi rost — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Indonesian: serat — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Japanese: 食物繊維 (shokumotsu sen'i) — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Kazakh: тағамдық талшық (tağamdyq talşyq) — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Khmer: ជាតិសរសៃអាហារ (ciət sɑɑsay ʼaahaa) — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Korean: 식이 섬유 (sigi seomyu) — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Latvian: šķiedrvielas — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Latvian: balastvielas — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Macedonian: баластни материи (balastni materii) — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Malay: pelawas — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kostfiber — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Polish: błonnik — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Portuguese: fibra alimentar — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Russian: пищево́е волокно́ (piščevóje voloknó) — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Russian: клетча́тка (kletčátka) — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Spanish: fibra alimentaria — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Spanish: fibra alimenticia — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Spanish: fibra dietética — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Swedish: kostfiber — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Thai: ใยอาหาร (yai-aa-hǎan) — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Thai: ไฟเบอร์ — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Vietnamese: chất xơ thực phẩm — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract
  • Vietnamese: chất xơ — substances undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract