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COMIDA RAPIDA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
- Prepared Dishes (Cooking)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fast food
1, record 1, English, fast%20food
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
While any meal with low preparation time can be considered fast food, typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store with preheated or precooked ingredients, and served to the customer in a packaged form for take-out/take-away. 2, record 1, English, - fast%20food
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Plats cuisinés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prêt-à-manger
1, record 1, French, pr%C3%AAt%2D%C3%A0%2Dmanger
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- nourriture rapide 2, record 1, French, nourriture%20rapide
correct, feminine noun
- fast-food 3, record 1, French, fast%2Dfood
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
- bouffe-minute 4, record 1, French, bouffe%2Dminute
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industria alimentaria
- Platos preparados (Cocina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- comida rápida
1, record 1, Spanish, comida%20r%C3%A1pida
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Comida que es solicitada y entregada de forma rápida, frecuentemente en un mostrador que está siendo preabastecido desde atrás. El precio suele ser atractivo y la calidad es homogénea, no necesariamente mala. 1, record 1, Spanish, - comida%20r%C3%A1pida
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cómida rápida: Término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 1, Spanish, - comida%20r%C3%A1pida
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