Native speaker
In Emirati Arabic, “Food / Eat” is أكل (akil).
أكل
Food / Eat
It's in the phrasebook under At a restaurant, with 11 more like it.
qohtee
koob
shohka
sikeena
maa'oon
ma'laga
Source: DLIFLC Emirati Basic Language Survival Kit (2007). Credits and licences