Lunching

/ˈlʌntʃɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Eating a midday meal, typically something lighter than dinner.

Etymology

From 'lunch,' which originated in the 1820s as British slang, possibly from 'luncheon,' which may derive from 'lump' or Spanish 'lonja' (slice). The '-ing' form makes it a present participle.

Kelly Says

The word 'lunch' is surprisingly young—it didn't exist before the 1820s! Before that, people had breakfast, dinner (at midday), and supper. The Industrial Revolution created the need for a quick midday meal, and the word was born right when factory workers needed it.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰዓት ላይ እን食 (sa'at lay en-sik)
sa-at lay en-sik
ARالعربية
الغداء (al-ghada)
al-gha-dah
BNবাংলা
দুপুরের খাওয়া (duperer khaowa)
doo-per-er kha-owa
CACatalà
menjar del migdia
men-jar del mi-dya
CSČeština
polední
po-leh-nee
DADansk
luncher
loont-cher
DEDeutsch
essen
eh-sen
ELΕλληνικά
απογευματινή (apogeυματινή)
ah-poh-yeh-mah-tee-nee
ESEspañol
almorzando
al-mor-zan-doh
FAفارسی
ناهار (nahar)
nah-har
FISuomi
lounastaa
loona-staa
FRFrançais
déjeuner
deh-zhuh-nuh
GUGU
મધ્યનોહાર (madhyanohaar)
madhya-noh-haar
HAHA
cikin rana
chi-kin ra-na
HEעברית
אוכל בצהריים (okhel b'tzahrayim)
oh-kehl beh-tza-ha-ree-im
HIहिन्दी
दोपहर का भोजन (dopahar ka bhojan)
doh-pah-har ka bho-jan
HUMagyar
ebéd
eh-bed
IDBahasa Indonesia
makan siang
ma-kan siang
IGIG
ịkwu ụbọchị
ee-khoo oo-bo-chee
ITItaliano
pranzare
pran-zah-reh
JA日本語
昼食 (chūshoku)
choo-shoh-koo
KKKK
тамақтау (tamaktau)
ta-ma-k-tau
KMKM
ឫស្សី ថ្ងៃ (sdei thngai)
sdei thngai
KO한국어
점심을 먹는다 (jeomsimeul meokneunda)
jeom-sim-eul meok-neun-da
MRMR
दुपारचे जेवण (duparache jevan)
doo-pa-ra-che je-van
MSBahasa Melayu
makan tengahari
ma-kan ten-gah-ha-ree
MYမြန်မာ
လွန်လွန် စားပါတယ် (lon lon sar pa de)
lon lon sar pa deh
NLNederlands
lunchen
loon-chen
NONorsk
luncher
loont-cher
PAPA
ਦੁਪਹਿਰ ਦਾ ਭੋਜਨ (dupeher da bhojan)
doo-peh-er da bho-jan
PLPolski
obiad
oh-bee-ad
PTPortuguês
almoçando
al-mo-sauh-doh
RORomână
a-masa de prânz
ah-mah-sah deh pranz
RUРусский
обедать (obedat)
oh-beh-dah-t
SVSvenska
lunchar
loont-shar
SWKiswahili
chakula cha mchana
cha-koo-la cha m-cha-na
TAதமிழ்
காலை உணவு (kaalai uṇavu)
ka-lai oo-na-vu
TEతెలుగు
న öğle భోజనం (na öğle bhojanam)
na oh-gle bho-ja-nam
THไทย
ทานอาหารกลางวัน (than a-han glaang wan)
tah-n ah-han glaang wan
TLTL
tanghalian
tan-ghal-ee-an
TRTürkçe
öğle yemeği
oh-leh yeh-meh-gee
UKУкраїнська
обідати (obiaty)
oh-bee-dah-tee
URاردو
ڈنر (diner)
dee-ner
VITiếng Việt
ăn trưa
an tru-ah
YOYO
ṣààgbà
sha-ag-ba
ZH中文
吃午饭 (chī wǔfàn)
chee woo-fan
ZUZU
ukuhlala
oo-koo-hla-la

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