English → Latin
“victuals” in Latin
cibusfood, fodder; nourishment, sustenance; mealēscafood; fodder; fuel, especially firewoodvincōto win; to conquer, to defeat, to vanquish; to overpower
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
victuals
cibus; plur., cibi (the plur. when several kinds of food are spoken of): esca (food prepared, so as to be eaten; victuals and drink). (The words are found in this connection and order.) cibus potusque; cibus vinumque: victus (general term). Moderate quantity of victuals and drink, temperatae escae modicaeque potiones: he is fond of his victuals, libenter cenat.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for victuals?
- The usual Latin words for “victuals” are cibus, ēsca, vincō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.