Icelandic Word of the Day
matur
/MAH-tur/ • noun — 26th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: food; a meal
Examples
- Ég er svangur, mig langar í mat.
(I'm hungry, I want some food.) - Hún eldar góðan mat á kvöldin.
(She cooks good food in the evenings.) - Á veitingastaðnum var maturinn heitur og bragðgóður.
(At the restaurant the food was hot and tasty.)
Synonyms
- máltíð
- réttur
Matur is the everyday word for food or a meal. Use it when talking about eating, cooking, or the food served at a place (maturinn = the food). Related words like máltíð (a meal) and réttur (a dish/course) are used when you want to be more specific.
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