xantar

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) dinner (midday main meal)
2. (masculine) lunch
3. (historical,masculine) a food contribution or tax paid to a visiting lord or lord's representative

Verb

1. to dinner (afternoon main meal)
2. to lunch
3. to eat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃanˈtaɾ/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese jantar, from Latin ientāre, present active infinitive of ientō. Cognate with Portuguese jantar, Asturian xintar and Spanish yantar.