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low-carb

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

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adj

Meaning 1

Of a food or diet, low in carbohydrates.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The doctor's recommended low-carb diet meant that the patient would be longing for his morning bagel.

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Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: koolhydraatarm — low in carbohydrates
  • Finnish: matalahiilihydraattinen — low in carbohydrates
  • Russian: низкоуглево́дный (nizkouglevódnyj) — low in carbohydrates
  • Ukrainian: низьковуглево́дний (nyzʹkovuhlevódnyj) — low in carbohydrates