merenda

Portuguese

noun
Definitions
  • a meal eaten by students in school
  • dunch small meal between lunch and dinner

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese merenda inherited from Latin merenda (light evening meal, taste, collation, luncheon taken around tea-time, light meal).

Origin

Latin

merenda

Gloss

light evening meal, taste, collation, luncheon taken around tea-time, light meal

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

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