Definition
A light meal eaten in the middle of the day, usually between breakfast and dinner.
Etymology
Luncheon originated in the 1820s as British slang, possibly derived from 'lunch' (a thick piece or hunk) combined with the suffix '-eon' similar to 'dinner'. The word evolved from meaning a random snack to a formal midday meal.
Kelly Says
The word 'luncheon' became popular during the Victorian era when the upper class needed to distinguish their formal midday meal from the quick 'lunch' that workers ate—so luncheon was essentially the fancy version, which is why it still sounds more formal today!
Translations
BNবাংলা
দুপুরের খাবার
du-per-er kha-bar
CACatalà
menjar del migdia
men-jar del mig-dia
DEDeutsch
Mittagessen
mit-tag-es-sen
ELΕλληνικά
συνοδευτικό
si-no-de-u-ti-ko
ESEspañol
almuerzo
al-mor-cho
FRFrançais
déjeuner
de-zhuh-n-ay
HEעברית
צהריים
tz-ha-ri-im
HIहिन्दी
दोपहर का भोजन
do-pa-har ka bho-jan
IDBahasa Indonesia
makan siang
ma-kan siang
ITItaliano
pranzo
pran-zo
MSBahasa Melayu
makan tengahari
ma-kan ten-gah-ari
PTPortuguês
almoço
al-mo-so
SWKiswahili
chakula cha mchana
cha-ku-la cha m-cha-na
TEతెలుగు
దినచర్య
di-na-cha-ry
THไทย
อาหารกลางวัน
a-han-glang-wan
TLTL
tanghalian
tan-g-ha-li-an
TRTürkçe
öğle yemeği
o-gle ye-me-gi
URاردو
دوپہر کا کھانا
doo-pehr ka kha-na
VITiếng Việt
ăn trưa
an-trua
ZUZU
izibongo
i-zi-bon-go