lanche

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) afternoon tea, high tea (a formal afternoon meal comprising light snacks, typically around 5 p.m.)
2. (Portugal, masculine) snack (a type of Portuguese brioche, often served with ham and cheese)

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of lanchar:
2. (form-of, imperative, singular, third-person) inflection of lanchar:

lanchar

1. to have the afternoon tea, or high tea (one of Portuguese formal meals, typically around 5 p.m.)
2. to have a snack (food eaten between meals)

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Concepts

snack

tiffin

luncheon

lunch

refreshment

dejeuner

bite

breakfast

break

collation

dinner

Synonyms

merenda

almoço

Translations

casse-croûte

spuntino

lunch

merienda

refrigerio

lunch

casse-croute

Imbiss

Zwischenmahlzeit

almuerzo

pranzo

goûter

repas

Lunch

déjeuner

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɐ̃.ʃi/

Etymology

Borrowed from English: lunch

In summary

Borrowed from English lunch, shortened form of luncheon. The semantic shift in Portuguese can be attributed to the fact that lunch (almoço) consists of a light meal in English-speaking countries, but a more substantial one in Portuguese-speaking countries.