picnic

Meaning

Noun

1. An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.
2. The meal eaten at such a gathering.
3. An easy or pleasant task.
4. (obsolete) An entertainment at which each person contributed some dish to a common table.
5. A cut of pork from the shoulder area (above the front leg) of a pig.
6. Something easy.

Verb

To take part in a picnic.

Hyphenated as

pic‧nic

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɪknɪk/

Etymology

Borrowed from French pique-nique.

Sentences

There are a few short walks and a picnic area .