luncheon

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A formal meal served in the middle of the day.
2. (New-Zealand, countable, uncountable) A large, cheap, processed sausage served in thin slices.
3. (countable, dated, uncountable) Any midday meal; lunch.
4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A lump of food.
5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A portion of food taken at any time except at a regular meal; an informal or light repast.

Verb

1. (dated, intransitive) To eat luncheon.
2. (rare, transitive) To serve luncheon to.

Konzepte

Mittagessen

Lunch

Mahl

Mahlzeit

Brunch

formelles Mittagessen

Mittagsmahl

Mittagsessen

Diner

Mittagsrunde

Gabelfrühstück

Synonyme

lunch

midday meal

tiffin

dejeuner

snack

breakfast

light meals

dinner

dinner

get-together

light meal

social gathering

light refreshment

Übersetzungen

almuerzo

pranzo

déjeuner

μεσημεριανό

dîner

πρόγευμα

comida

🍽️

lunch

seconda colazione

lunch

γεύμα

πρωϊνό

κολάτσιο

repas

غذاء

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈlʌntʃ.ən/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From earlier lunching, of uncertain origin.
Possibly related to lunch, q.v. It is unclear which came first. Possibly influenced by nuncheon (“light snack taken in the afternoon”).
The "sausage" sense is probably a shortening of luncheon sausage or luncheon meat.