Definition
The plural form of lunch, referring to midday meals or multiple instances of eating lunch.
Etymology
From 'lunch', originally a dialectal variant of 'nuncheon' (noon drink), first recorded in the 1820s. The word evolved from describing a light snack between meals to the main midday meal itself.
Kelly Says
The concept of lunch as a formal meal is relatively modern - before industrialization, most people ate only breakfast and dinner. The business lunch became a cultural institution in the 20th century, turning a simple meal into a venue for deals and networking.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በማዕዘን ምግብ
bɛ.ma.ʔzɛn mɪɡ.b
BNবাংলা
দুপুরের খাবার
du.pu.ɾɛr kʰa.baɾ
DADansk
frokoster
fʁo.kʰɔ.stɐ
DEDeutsch
Mittagessen
mɪ.tax.ɛs.n
ELΕλληνικά
μεσημεριανά
me.si.me.ri.a.ná
ESEspañol
almuerzos
al.mwe.ɾoθ
FISuomi
lounaat
lo.u.naːt
FRFrançais
déjeuners
de.ʒø.nɛ
HAHA
abincin rana
a.bin.t͡ʃin ra.na
HEעברית
ארוחות צהריים
a.ro.ħot t͡so.ha.rajim
HIहिन्दी
दोपहर के भोजन
do.pʰɛɾ ke bʰo.d͡ʒən
IDBahasa Indonesia
makan siang
ma.kan si.aŋ
IGIG
nri n'etiti
n.ri n.ɛ.ti.ti
ITItaliano
pranzi
pran.t͡si
KKKK
түстік тамақ
tʏ.stɪk ta.maq
KMKM
អាហារពេលថ្ងៃ
a.haː pɨl tʰŋaːj
MSBahasa Melayu
makan tengah hari
ma.kan tɛŋ.ah ha.ri
MYမြန်မာ
နေ့လည်ချိန်
neɪʔ lə t͡ʃeɪɰ̃
NLNederlands
lunches
lʏn.t͡ʃəs
PAPA
ਦੁਪਹਿਰ ਦਾ ਖਾਣਾ
du.pɛ.hɪɾ dɑ kʰa.nɑ
PTPortuguês
almoços
al.mu.su
RORomână
prânzuri
prɨn.zurʲ
SVSvenska
luncher
lʉn.t͡ʃɛr
SWKiswahili
chakula cha mchana
t͡ʃa.ku.la t͡ʃa m.t͡ʃa.na
TAதமிழ்
மதிய உணவு
ma.ti.ja u.ɳa.vu
TEతెలుగు
మధ్యాహ్న భోజనం
ma.dʰ.jaːh.na bʰo.d͡ʒa.nəm
THไทย
อาหารกลางวัน
a.hǎːn klaŋ wan
TRTürkçe
öğle yemekleri
œ.je jɛ.mɛk.lɛ.ri
UKУкраїнська
обіди
o.bɪ.dɪ
URاردو
دوپہر کا کھانا
do.pʰɛɾ ka kʰa.na
VITiếng Việt
bữa trưa
bʊ.a t͡ɨə
ZUZU
isidlo samuhla
ísí.dlo sa.mʊ.ɬa