luncheon

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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.

Έννοιες

μεσημεριανό

πρόγευμα

γεύμα

κολάτσιο

πρωϊνό

Συνώνυμα

lunch

midday meal

tiffin

dejeuner

snack

breakfast

light meals

dinner

dinner

get-together

light meal

social gathering

light refreshment

Μεταφράσεις

almuerzo

pranzo

Mittagessen

déjeuner

Lunch

dîner

comida

🍽️

lunch

almoço

seconda colazione

lanche

desinare

lunch

twaalfuurtje

غذاء

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈlʌntʃ.ən/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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.