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Listen, the Latin people, I love the Latin people. They are so loyal to you. Even if you haven't been on TV for thirty years, they still love you. And they cherish you and give you respect. You're not fast food in the Latin market.
Erik Estrada

Meaning of "fast food" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FAST FOOD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FAST FOOD

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Fast food can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

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WHAT DOES FAST FOOD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fast food

Fast food

Fast food is the term given to food that is prepared and served very quickly, first popularized in the 1950s in the United States. 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. Fast food restaurants are traditionally separated by their ability to serve food via a drive-through. The term "fast food" was recognized in a dictionary by Merriam–Webster in 1951. Outlets may be stands or kiosks, which may provide no shelter or seating, or fast food restaurants. Franchise operations that are part of restaurant chains have standardized foodstuffs shipped to each restaurant from central locations.

Definition of fast food in the English dictionary

The definition of fast food in the dictionary is food that requires little preparation before being served. Other definition of fast food is serving such food.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FAST FOOD

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fast dissolve
fast follower
fast forward
fast lane
fast motion
fast neutron
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fast talk
fast track
fast worker
fast-acting
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fast-food

WORDS THAT END LIKE FAST FOOD

baby food
bar food
cat food
comfort food
convenience food
diet food
dog food
finger food
food
frozen food
fusion food
genetically modified food
health food
junk food
party food
pet food
pub food
rabbit food
skin food
slow food
soul food

Synonyms and antonyms of fast food in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fast food» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FAST FOOD

Find out the translation of fast food to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fast food from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fast food» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

快餐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

comida rápida
570 millions of speakers

English

fast food
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फास्ट फूड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوجبات السريعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фастфуд
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fast food
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফাস্ট ফুড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fast-food
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

makanan segera
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fast Food
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ファーストフード
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

패스트푸드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

panganan cepet saji
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thức ăn nhanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துரித உணவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फास्ट फूड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fast food
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fast food
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fast food
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фастфуд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fast-food
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fast food
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kitskos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

snabbmat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fastfood
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fast food

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FAST FOOD»

The term «fast food» is very widely used and occupies the 8.772 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FAST FOOD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fast food

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10 QUOTES WITH «FAST FOOD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fast food.
1
Diane Abbott
When fast food is not a treat but a dietary staple, the children surf the internet all day in dark corners of the room and are bombarded with latest gadgets. Things replace parental standards.
2
Ken Baumann
I don't eat fast food often, but I love tacos. I could write prophetically about how perfect the taco is.
3
Anthony Bourdain
Oh yes, there's lots of great food in America. But the fast food is about as destructive and evil as it gets. It celebrates a mentality of sloth, convenience, and a cheerful embrace of food we know is hurting us.
4
Matt Cameron
I've talked to some drummers who seem to have a very hard time staying in shape on the road, including some drummers touring with high-profile acts that don't have to live on fast food every night.
5
Patrick Carney
Fast food is the one thing everyone can relate to. It's depressing, but also interesting, that people desire to eat the same sandwich in every single city in the world. But the biggest bummer is when you see a Subway in Berlin. Just devastating.
6
Mike Colter
I hate the gym, so I try to diversify my workouts with swimming and basketball. Indoors, it's less boring than running. I do find that diet is key. I eat lots of lean protein, no soda, no fast food or fried foods, and a lot of water. But I love food and often cook.
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Trevor Donovan
I don't eat fast food, but I can't live without pizza.
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Giancarlo Esposito
I'm not too into fast food, but you know if I was, it would be chicken.
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Erik Estrada
Listen, the Latin people, I love the Latin people. They are so loyal to you. Even if you haven't been on TV for thirty years, they still love you. And they cherish you and give you respect. You're not fast food in the Latin market.
10
Suzanne Fields
Fast sex, like fast food, is cheap, but it doesn't nourish the body - or the soul.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAST FOOD»

Discover the use of fast food in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fast food and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fast Food Nation: What The All-American Meal is Doing to the ...
Now the subject of a film by Richard Linklater, Eric Schlosser's explosive bestseller Fast Food Nation: What the All-American Meal is Doing to the World tells the story of our love affair with fast food.
Eric Schlosser, 2002
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Explores the homogenization of American culture and the impact of the fast food industry on modern-day health, economy, politics, popular culture, entertainment, and food production.
Eric Schlosser, 2012
3
Encyclopedia of Junk Food and Fast Food
Essays cover the history of junk foods and convenience foods, along with information on health, diet, and current controversies surrounding the consumption of this type of food.
Andrew F. Smith, 2006
4
Fast Food Vindication
Lively and informative, FAST FOOD VINDICATION destroys the media myths and paints the true picture of an industry that touches the lives of millions.
Lisa Tillinger Johansen, 2012
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Fast Food Fix: 75+ Amazing Recipe Makeovers of Your Fast ...
A collection of recipes demonstrates how to transform seventy-five popular fast foods into healthier and more flavorful versions of their originals, in a resource that explains how fast-food sauces and flavors can be reproduced with common ...
Devin Alexander, 2006
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Fast Food: Roadside Restaurants in the Automobile Age
In the final volume of their Gas, Food, Lodging trilogy, John Jakle and Keith Sculle contemplate the origins, architecture, and commercial growth of fast food restaurants from White Castle to McDonald's.
John A. Jakle, Keith A. Sculle, 2002
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Fast Food, Fast Talk: Service Work and the Routinization of ...
Richly anecdotal and accessibly written, Leidner's book charts new territory in the sociology of work. With service sector work becoming increasingly important in American business, her timely study is particularly welcome.
Robin Leidner, 1993
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Fast Food and Junk Food: An Encyclopedia of What We Love to Eat
This fascinating and revealing work examines the incredible power of junk food and fast food—how nostalgic we are about them, the influence of the companies that manufacture or sell them, and their alarming affect on our country's state ...
Andrew F. Smith, 2012
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Jacques Pépin More Fast Food My Way
The master chef applies his skills to simple meals that can be prepared quickly, including such dishes as shellfish and chicken paella, stuffed pork tenderloin on grape tomatoes, and mini almond cakes in raspberry sauce.
Jacques Pépin, 2008
10
Chew On This: Everything You Don't Want to Know About Fast Food
In Chew On This, they share with kids the fascinating and sometimes frightening truth about what lurks between those sesame seed buns, what a chicken ‘nugget’ really is, and how the fast food industry has been feeding off children for ...
Charles Wilson, Eric Schlosser, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAST FOOD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fast food is used in the context of the following news items.
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In Some Ways, Fast Food No Worse for Health Than Full-Service …
"People usually view fast food as junk food, and blame it for serving an extra intake of calories, sugars and sodium," said study author Ruopeng ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
2
Thai energy firm PTT expands into fast food to boost non-oil revenue
BANGKOK - PTT PCL has signed a franchise deal with U.S.-based fast food chain Texas Chicken as Thailand's largest energy firm tries to ... «AG Week, Jul 15»
3
Shots fired into fast food restaurant east of downtown KC
Police said someone fired shots into a fast-food restaurant east of downtown Kansas City late Thursday. Related. Moustakas leading votes for ... «KMBC Kansas City, Jul 15»
4
Are The McDonald's Minions Swearing? Fast Food Chain Responds …
A number of parents have raised concerns that the Minion toys given out with Happy Meals appear to be swearing, prompting the fast food ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
5
Fast Food Friday: Reviewing Pizza Hut's Hot Dog Bites Pizza, and …
That's the value proposition of fast food: Everyone "knows" that it's Bad For You, of course, and still people want to eat it, for convenience or ... «Alligator Army, Jul 15»
6
Joint Chiefs Chairman Doesn't like Insurgents, Big Deployments …
Joint Chiefs Chairman Doesn't like Insurgents, Big Deployments, Fast Food. By Paul McLearyPaul McLeary is the Pentagon reporter for ... «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
7
Fast-food restaurants embrace mobile technology
Fast food chain Chick-fil-A will roll out its mobile ordering feature across Augusta stores this fall. Currently, customers can use the mobile app to ... «The Augusta Chronicle, Jul 15»
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KFC's Chicken Crust Pizza Aka Chizza Takes Fast Food To A Whole …
Not much has changed in the way of the pizza since its invention. However, the finger-lickin' good fried chicken fast food restaurant, KFC, has ... «Tech Times, Jul 15»
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Canadians Say Grocery Meals Are Better Than Fast Food
Canadians Say Grocery Meals Are Better Than Fast Food ... better value than fast food and more than half think they offer healthier options. «NACS Online, Jul 15»
10
Winner, Recycled Feedstocks: BASF and Schuster, Recycled Fast
This enables the proportion of recycled paper fibres in fast food packaging to be increased while simultaneously making it industrially ... «Packaging Europe, Jul 15»

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