Dictionary
meal
Meaning
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- Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity (as opposed to a snack).
- Food served or eaten as a repast.
- (informal) A break taken by a police officer in order to eat.
- (obsolete) A time or an occasion.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/miːl/
Cognate with Western Frisian
miel
Cognate with Dutch
maal
Cognate with German
Mal
Cognate with Latin
mensus
Cognate with Dutch
meel
Cognate with German
Mehl
Cognate with Dutch
malen
Cognate with German
mahlen
Cognate with Latin
molō
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