supper

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Food consumed before going to bed.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening, rather than at noon.
3. (Northern-England, Northern-Ireland, Scotland, countable, slang, uncountable) A meal from a chip shop consisting of a deep-fried food with chips.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To consume a snack before going to bed.
2. (intransitive) To eat dinner.
3. (transitive) To provide (a person or animal) with supper.

Concepts

dîner

souper

repas du soir

souper

diner

souper

dïner

souper

Synonymes

dinner

evening meal

supping

meal

snacks

tea

🫖

have tea

night meal

dine

the evening meal

evening

🌆

lunch

Traductions

cena

cena

Abendessen

avondeten

jantar

ceia

δείπνο

Abendbrot

sopar

avondmaal

şîv

عشاء

Nachtessen

akşam yemeği

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsʌpɚ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: sopere

Appartenant à français: souper

In summary

From Middle English soper, from Old French soper, from sope (“soup”). Compare French souper.