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Nutrition vs Kai - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between nutrition and kai

is that nutrition is the organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance while kai is {{context|lang=en|NZ|informal}} food.

As a proper noun Kai is

a given name derived from Germanic of modern usage.

nutrition

English

(wikipedia nutrition)

Noun

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  • (biology) The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance.

    • Related terms

    * nutrient * nutritionist * nutritious

    See also

    * (wikipedia "nutrition")

    kai

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • food
  • * 1995 , Graeme Williams, The soc.culture.new-zealand FAQ
    • Actually, I'm not sure I like these new hangis using the foil, it tends to stop the juices getting through to the stones and I reckon the hangi kai is drier to the palate.
  • * 2003 , "RK", Maori TV'' (on newsgroup ''nz.general )
    • i.e. they'll spend the first four hours enthusiastic as can be, then get bored, want some kai , go down to the local fish and chip shop & bottle store & spend the rest of the episode telling drunken stories of how they used to steal from the "pakeha that owned the store on the corner" and about days spent down at the social welfare office.
  • * 2003 , "Carmen", Is there really a censor in NZ?!'' (on newsgroup ''nz.general )
    • Got to go now and get some kai .
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