What does 食う mean?
食う is a Japanese noun meaning “(male) (vulg.) to eat” in English. It is written as 食う in kanji, くう in hiragana, and kuu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentences
お腹を空かせたその男は、食物をむさぼり食った。
The starving man devoured the food.
この事業は金を食う。
This job eats money.
主人に大目玉を食った。
The boss bawled me out.