nuncheon
English
noun
Definitions
- (now) A drink or light snack taken in the afternoon; a refreshment between meals.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English nonshench compound from English noon + English shink (pour out, serve, pour).
Origin
English
shink
Gloss
pour out, serve, pour
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afternoon English
- beforenoon English
- forenoon English
- midnoon English
- noon English
- noon-time English
- noonday English
- nooner English
- noonflower English
- nooning English
- noonish English
- noonlight English
- noonly English
- noonmark English
- noonmeat English
- noons English
- noonsie English
- noonstead English
- noontide English
- noontime English
- prenoon English
- shink English
- noen Middle English
- nonshench Middle English
- schenken Middle English