Icelandic Word of the Day
matur
/MA-tur/ • noun — 13th of Jul, 2026
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Meaning: food; a meal
Examples
- Hvar er maturinn?
(Where is the food?) - Við ætlum að fá mat klukkan sjö.
(We're going to get food at seven.) - Hún keypti mat í búðinni.
(She bought food at the shop.)
Synonyms
- fæði
- máltíð
Matur is the everyday word for food or a meal. Use it when talking about groceries, meals, or food in general. Máltíð specifically refers to a meal (breakfast/lunch/dinner) and fæði is more formal (diet/foodstuffs). In Icelandic you often use the definite form (maturinn) to mean "the food."
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