prandial

Meaning

Of or pertaining to a meal, especially dinner.

Synonyms

dinner

lunch

Translations

dinatoire

γεύματος

prandial

prandiale

de una comida

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹæn.dɪ.əl/

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin prandialis, or Latin prandium (“late breakfast; lunch”) + English -al (suffix forming adjectives). Prandium is possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₃mós (“first”) (from *preh₃-) + *h₁ed- (“to eat”) + Latin -ium (suffix forming nouns).