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Pronunciation / Transliteration: wǔcān
"我们在中午吃午餐。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A meal eaten in the middle of the day, typically lunch.
"She prepared a delicious midday meal for her family." - 2
In some cultures, a specific meal provided to students during school hours.
"The school offers a nutritious midday meal to all students."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'midday meal' combines 'midday', derived from Middle English 'middeye', meaning 'middle of the day', and 'meal', from Old English 'mælum', referring to a time for eating. The phrase has evolved to denote a meal typically consumed around noon.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Midday Meal" is said worldwide
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déjeuner
Transliteration: deʒœne
"Ils ont pris leur déjeuner à midi."
Mittagessen
Transliteration: ˈmɪtaːkˌɛsən
"Wir haben um zwölf Uhr Mittagessen."
pranzo
Transliteration: ˈprantso
"Abbiamo mangiato il pranzo insieme."
almuerzo
Transliteration: alˈmweɾθo
"Ellos tienen almuerzo a la una."
almoço
Transliteration: aɫˈmoʊsu
"Nós temos almoço ao meio-dia."
दोपहर का भोजन
Transliteration: dopahar ka bhojan
"बच्चों को दोपहर का भोजन दिया गया।"
午餐
Transliteration: wǔcān
"我们在中午吃午餐。"
점심
Transliteration: jeomsim
"우리는 점심을 12시에 먹습니다."
昼食
Transliteration: chūshoku
"私たちは昼食を12時に食べます。"
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