garbage

Definition

Food waste material of any kind.

Etymology

From late Middle English garbage (“the offal of a fowl, giblets, kitchen waste”, originally “refuse, what is purged away”), from Anglo-Norman, from Old French garber (“to refine, make neat or clean”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *garwijan (“to make ready”). Akin to Old High German garawan (“to prepare, make ready”), Old English ġearwian (“to make ready, adorn”). More at garb, yare, gear

Example Sentences

• "The garbage truck collects all residential municipal waste."
• "He threw the newspaper into the garbage."
• "This machine translation is garbage."