supper

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

dinner

evening meal

supping

meal

snacks

tea

🫖

have tea

night meal

dine

the evening meal

evening

🌆

lunch

Translations

cena

cena

Abendessen

dîner

souper

avondeten

jantar

ceia

δείπνο

Abendbrot

sopar

repas du soir

avondmaal

şîv

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsʌpɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sopere

Cognate with French: souper

In summary

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