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Meaning of "food coma" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOOD COMA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOOD COMA

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Food coma is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES FOOD COMA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Postprandial somnolence

Postprandial somnolence is a normal state of drowsiness or lassitude following a meal. Postprandial somnolence has two components: a general state of low energy related to activation of the parasympathetic nervous system in response to mass in the gastrointestinal tract, and a specific state of sleepiness caused by hormonal and neurochemical changes related to the rate at which glucose enters the bloodstream and its downstream effects on amino acid transport in the central nervous system.

Definition of food coma in the English dictionary

The definition of food coma in the dictionary is the feeling of sleepiness experienced after eating certain types of food, esp carbohydrates.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOOD COMA

food additive
food aid
food allergy
Food and Agriculture Organization
Food and Drug Administration
food body
food chain
food colouring
food combining
food conversion ratio
food counter
food crop
food fascist
food grains
food group
food industry
food intolerance
food irradiation
food labelling
food mile

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOOD COMA

angiosarcoma
carcinosarcoma
coma
Ewing´s sarcoma
fibrosarcoma
glaucoma
Kaposi´s sarcoma
leucoma
lymphosarcoma
narcoma
osteosarcoma
sarcoma
semicoma
Tacoma
vegetative coma

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «food coma» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOOD COMA

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

Translator English - Chinese

食品昏迷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

coma alimentos
570 millions of speakers

English

food coma
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खाद्य कोमा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غيبوبة الغذاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

еда кома
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coma alimentos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খাদ্য কোমা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coma alimentaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Koma makanan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Essen Koma
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

食品昏睡
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

음식 혼수 상태
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Koma pangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tình trạng hôn mê thực phẩm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உணவு கோமா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अन्न कोमा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gıda koması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cibo coma
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jedzenie śpiączka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

їжа кома
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

comă alimentară
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κώμα τροφίμων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kos koma
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mat koma
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

koma mat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of food coma

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOOD COMA»

The term «food coma» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.924 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOOD COMA» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOOD COMA»

Discover the use of food coma in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to food coma and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Why Do Men Have Nipples?: Hundreds of Questions You'd Only ...
l]I] HEN HAVE E WHY PPIES? lili WHAT IS A FOOD COMA? We are sitting at iTrulli, a top I\IewYork City Italian restaurant, and I have already unbuttoned my pants as I try to gather strength for dessert. I glance to my left and my sisterin law has ...
Mark Leyner, Billy Goldberg, M.D., 2005
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Perfectly Yourself: 9 Lessons for Enduring Happiness
When you get back to work the body says, Food coma! Food coma! You sit at your desk shuffling papers in a bit of a daze for a couple of minutes, and then the body says, If we are going to do anything this afternoon, you'd better make it light  ...
Matthew Kelly, 2008
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The grand finale? Me, falling flat on my face after eating that horse tranquilizer. Instead of the last chorus of the song, there was a girl's voice singing, “Food coma, food coma, food coma,” until there was this electronica crescendo and a fuzzy ...
Veronica Chambers, 2010
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Fit to Live: The 5-Point Plan to be Lean, Strong, and ...
Just a strange surge of energy as I began to awaken from my usual food coma. I was angry. The pain of living the way I was finally exceeded the pain to change. I decided to reverse everything I'd been doing. I gave the couch away, started ...
Pamela Peeke, 2007
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Eating Mindfully: How to End Mindless Eating and Enjoy a ...
Consider what you actually do now and challenge yourself just a little. If you typically eat three cookies, aiming for two may be more realistic than one or none. Get out of the food coma. Emotional eating often wipes out all feeling. It can make  ...
Susan Albers, 2012
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What Are You Hungry For?: Women, Food, and Spirituality
Whatever rules or imagined parameters you've set for yourself fall by the wayside as you tumble into an unconscious state of eating and let it rip. This is the "food coma," in which an entire cake has disappeared and you have crumbs on your ...
Lynn Ginsburg, Mary Taylor, 2007
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Weight Loss Revelations
Eating a lot at one meal can also cause you to experience something commonly known as “food coma”. This is mostly caused by eating a large amount of food at one time, especially foods that are high in refined carbohydrates. It takes a lot of ...
Boss Academy
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Urban Dictionary: Fularious Street Slang Defined
You crazy foo'! food coma The feeling of listlessness, bordering on sleep, that one feels after eating a large meal, often caused by a rush of blood to the stomach and intestines during food digestion. Man, we ate the wholepu pu platter and now ...
urbandictionary.com, Peckham, Aaron, 2009
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Decorah Eagles: A Love Story
... perhaps going into a food coma featherline: – eaglet's “hairline” feather growth, giving it distinguishable identifiers fledge: – first flight beyond the confines of the nest tree food coma: – state of sluggishness the eaglets go into after fully eating ...
Susan Crouse Schneider, 2012
10
Joy Fit Club: Cookbook, Diet Plan & Inspiration
It was her drug, and she walked around in a food coma. Little did she realize that her “friend” was slowly killing her. Once Kim entered the work world, she made an amazing discovery: All men were not like her father had portrayed them to her.
Joy Bauer, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOOD COMA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term food coma is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nicole L.V. Mullis: Pass the Wheat Chex. Vacation is over.
I battled the resulting food coma with dark coffee and even darker chocolate. Hey, it was my turn to drive. We arrived at my sister's mountain ... «Battle Creek Enquirer, Jul 15»
2
100 Favorite Dishes 2015: The Straw at Miracle Mile Deli | Phoenix …
You will experience a food coma if you eat this sandwich, so consider yourself warned. Which isn't to say you should let the prospect of ... «Phoenix New Times, Jul 15»
3
Here's the SportsJOE guide to surviving one of the greatest ever …
Fall into a food coma and sleep until midnight (or whatever time you want to join the UFC action at). This way, you won't be AS tired the ... «SportsJOE, Jul 15»
4
How To Eat Healthy At Five Guys
Try our tricks to enjoy the best of Five Guys' flavor, but zero food coma. Little Hamburger with mushrooms, onion, green peppers, and tomato. «Yahoo Food, Jul 15»
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Montreal Is Hosting A FREE Beer Festival At Jardins Gamelin
... and more drool-worthy doughnuts to shake a stick at. There will no doubt be other vendors on site as well to complete your total food coma. «MTL Blog, Jul 15»
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How to Skip the Postlunch Food Coma
Lunchtime rolls around, you sit and eat, and within 20 minutes, your energy levels begin to fade and you have to fight to concentrate and keep ... «POPSUGAR UK, Jul 15»
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July 8, 2015 - Tips for the Perfect Portland Day Trip
Again, you're likely on the verge of an oh-so-welcome food coma, so nap if you'd like. Or, for an afternoon perk, head across the Willamette ... «The Corvallis Advocate, Jul 15»
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6 Vendors You Can't Miss At Smorgasburg Brooklyn
Since launching in 2011, Smorgasburg has become the number one destination for people in the mood for a food coma with a view - and this ... «Guestofaguest.com, Jul 15»
9
Music festivals make the best cardio workouts
By now you've probably stuffed yourself into a holiday weekend food coma because 'Murica, but you might need those excess calories to plow ... «Dancing Astronaut, Jul 15»
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'You have lived a certain part of your life - so when the baby arrives …
Now, I still enjoy my spaghetti, but I don't need to put myself into a food coma when I have it. Just little things like that have been so helpful. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

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