mealtime

English

noun
Definitions
  • The appointed time at which a meal is served or eaten.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English meeltime inherited from Old English mǣltīma (mealtime) compound from English meal (time, flour, grain, coarse flour, occasion) + English time.

Origin

English

time

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