What does 飯 (meshi | めし) mean in Japanese?

	The Japanese word
	飯
	is pronounced
	meshi \| めし
	means
	(slang) meals, food

	Examples:
	イタ飯大好き。 ita meshi daisuki. I love Italian food.
	彼はご飯を作るのがうまい。 kare wa gohan o tsukuru no ga umai. He's good at making food.
	一旦風呂＆飯落ち、４０分ぐらいして帰還！ ittan furo ando meshi ochi, yon zero fun gurai shi te kikan! Break for bath & food, back in about 40 minutes!
	トムの大好物はパンだが、ご飯もよく食べる。 tomu no dai kōbutsu wa pan da ga, gohan mo yoku taberu. Tom's favorite food is bread, but he also eats a lot of rice.
	夕飯は、ありあわせのもので間に合わせます。 yūhan wa, ariawase no mono de maniawa se masu. Instead of going out shopping, I'll make dinner using food that we already have.
	晩ご飯は、買い物に行かず、あるもので作るよ。 ban gohan wa, kaimono ni ika zu, aru mono de tsukuru yo. Instead of going out shopping, I'll make dinner using food that we already have.
	ご飯を食べ終わったら、「ごちそうさまでした」と言わなくちゃだめだよ。 gohan o tabe owattara, ' gochisōsama deshi ta ' to iwa naku cha dame da yo. After finishing eating, one must say, "Thanks for the food.".
	「お母さんって、何でそんなに家が好きなの？」「何でだろうね？お母さんもよくわかんない」「何それ？」「まぁ、いいじゃん。ご飯食べな」. ' okāsan tte, nande sonnani ie ga suki na no? ' ' nande daro u ne? okāsan mo yoku wakan nai ' ' nani sore? ' ' mā, ī jan. gohan tabe na ' "Mom, why do you like this house so much?" "Hmm, I don't really know why." "What?" "Oh, never mind that. Now eat your food.".

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org