Phrase guide

retort food

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Foodstuff that has undergone retort sterilization.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Japan, South-Korea, countable, especially, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Calque of Japanese レトルト食品 (retoruto shokuhin), or calque of Korean 레토르트 식품(食品) (retoreuteu sikpum).

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Japanese: レトルト食品 (retoruto shokuhin) — foodstuff that has undergone retort sterilization
  • Korean: 레토르트 식품 (retoreuteu sikpum) — foodstuff that has undergone retort sterilization