lunch
English
/lʌnt͡ʃ/
noun
Definitions
- A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
- (cricket) A break in play between the first first and second second sessions.
- (Minnesota) Any small meal, especially one eaten at a social gathering.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English nonechenche (light mid-day meal).
Origin
Middle English
nonechenche
Gloss
light mid-day meal
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Lunchable English
- box English
- break English
- line English
- lunch-time English
- lunchbox English
- lunchbreak English
- luncher English
- lunchette English
- lunchless English
- lunchlessness English
- lunchline English
- lunchmaking English
- lunchmate English
- lunchpail English
- lunchroom English
- lunchtime English
- making English
- mate English
- pail English
- postlunch English
- prelunch English
- room English
- time English
- Lunch German
- lunch Dutch, Flemish
- lunchen Dutch, Flemish
- longe French
- lunch French
- ланч Russian
- lonche Spanish, Castilian
- lonchera Spanish, Castilian
- lonchería Spanish, Castilian
- lonja Spanish, Castilian
- lunsj Norwegian Bokmål
- lunsjpause Norwegian Bokmål
- lunsjtid Norwegian Bokmål
- lanchar Portuguese
- lanche Portuguese
- lunch Swedish
- lunchdisco Swedish
- lunchrast Swedish
- ランチ Japanese
- lunsj Norwegian Nynorsk
- lunsjpause Norwegian Nynorsk
- lunsjtid Norwegian Nynorsk
- nonechenche Middle English
- lunĉo Esperanto
- matenlunĉo Esperanto
- ilantshi Zulu
- ilantshi Xhosa