luncheon

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

lunch

midday meal

tiffin

dejeuner

snack

breakfast

light meals

dinner

dinner

get-together

light meal

social gathering

light refreshment

Translations

almuerzo

Mittagessen

déjeuner

Lunch

lunch

comida

🍽️

dîner

repas

lunch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlʌntʃ.ən/

Etymology

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.