meal

English

/miːl/, [miːʟ̩]

noun
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  • Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity (as opposed to a snack).
  • Food served or eaten as a repast.
  • (obsolete) A time or an occasion.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English mel inherited from Old English mǣl (measure, marker, occasion, time for eating, speech, meal, time, set time) inherited from *māl inherited from Proto-Germanic *mēlą (time, measure, occassion, meal, measurement, sign, mark) derived from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (measure).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*meh₁-

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measure

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