кушать

Etymology
, from. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  to eat, to have (a meal)

Usage notes
Traditionally the word кушать is used in polite invitations to eat when speaking to a woman, a child, or especially to a guest. For other occasions the word is used. In colloquial speech, however, the word кушать is often used instead of есть.