vivres

vivres m pl (plural only)

1. (plural only) food supplies, provisions
   • 1873, Jules Verne, Le Pays des fourrures:

     Quant aux provisions, c'était autre chose. Les vivres devaient être abondants et facilement transportables.

     As for provisions, it was a different story. The supplies had to be abundant and easily transportable.

• “vivres” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).