🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

식사 시간

Pronunciation / Transliteration: siksa sigan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Meal break/ˈmiːl breɪk/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #8500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"회사는 직원들에게 한 시간의 식사 시간을 제공합니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A brief intermission in an activity specifically dedicated to nourishment.

    "We paused our conference agenda to take a quick meal break."
  2. 2

    A scheduled period of time during a work shift or school day set aside for eating a meal.

    "Employees who work more than six hours are legally entitled to a mandatory meal break."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'meal', originating from Old English 'mǣl' meaning a fixed time or measured portion of food, and 'break', from Old English 'brecan', meaning to fracture or interrupt. Together, the compound emerged in modern industrial and labor contexts to designate a scheduled pause during working hours designated for eating.

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