kickshaw vs alimentation

kickshaw and alimentation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
kickshaw	Yes	No	No	No
alimentation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, alimentation is a hypernym of kickshaw; that is, alimentation is a word with a broader meaning than kickshaw:

Other hypernyms of kickshaw include aliment, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals.

kickshaw (noun)	alimentation (noun)
something considered choice to eat	the act of supplying food and nourishment
	a source of materials to nourish the body