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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries식사
Pronunciation / Transliteration: siksa
"우리는 가족과 함께 따뜻한 식사를 했다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A meal or the food provided and eaten at a meal, often implying a substantial or formal gathering.
"After a long journey, the travelers sat down to a hearty repast of roast meat and fresh bread."
- 1
To take food or nourishment; to eat or feast.
"They gathered in the grand dining hall to repast together after the ceremony."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originates from the Late Latin term repastum, formed from the prefix re- (expressing intensive or iterative action) and pastum, the past participle of pascere meaning to feed or graze. It entered the English language in the late 14th century via Old French repast, evolving from its initial religious and monastic connotations of taking sustenance into a more general literary and formal term for a meal or feast.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Repast" is said worldwide
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repas
Transliteration: /ʁə.pa/
"Le repas du soir était particulièrement délicieux."
Mahlzeit
Transliteration: /ˈmaːlˌtsaɪ̯t/
"Nach der Arbeit genossen wir eine ruhige Mahlzeit."
pasto
Transliteration: /ˈpa.sto/
"Il pranzo è il pasto principale della giornata."
comida
Transliteration: /koˈmi.da/
"Disfrutamos de una agradable comida en familia."
refeição
Transliteration: /ʁe.fɐjˈsɐ̃w̃/
"A refeição foi servida no salão principal."
भोजन
Transliteration: bhojan
"उन्होंने मेहमानों के लिए एक शानदार भोजन का आयोजन किया।"
餐
Transliteration: cān
"他们在会后享用了一顿丰盛的餐点。"
식사
Transliteration: siksa
"우리는 가족과 함께 따뜻한 식사를 했다."
食事
Transliteration: shokuji
"旅の後に美味しい食事を楽しみました。"
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