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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrefeição
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁefejˈsɐ̃w
"Tivemos uma refeição deliciosa no novo restaurante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The food served and eaten at one time.
"We had a delicious meal at the new restaurant downtown." - 2
A specific occasion for eating, such as breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
"Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'mel', from Old English 'mæl' meaning 'measure, time appointed, meal', of Germanic origin and related to Old Norse 'mál' and German 'Mal'. The semantic shift moved from a fixed time or occasion to the food eaten at such an occasion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Meal" is said worldwide
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repas
Transliteration: rə.pa
"Nous avons eu un délicieux repas au nouveau restaurant."
Mahlzeit
Transliteration: ˈmaːlˌtsaɪt
"Wir hatten ein köstliches Mahlzeit im neuen Restaurant."
pasto
Transliteration: ˈpasto
"Abbiamo avuto un pasto delizioso al nuovo ristorante."
comida
Transliteration: koˈmiða
"Tuvimos una comida deliciosa en el nuevo restaurante."
refeição
Transliteration: ʁefejˈsɐ̃w
"Tivemos uma refeição deliciosa no novo restaurante."
भोजन
Transliteration: bhojan
"हमने नए रेस्तरां में एक स्वादिष्ट भोजन किया।"
餐
Transliteration: cān
"我们在新餐厅享用了美味的餐。"
식사
Transliteration: siksa
"우리는 새 레스토랑에서 맛있는 식사를 했습니다."
食事
Transliteration: shokuji
"私たちは新しいレストランで美味しい食事をしました。"
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