luncheon

(lŭn'chən)
n.

1. A lunch, especially a formal one.
2. An afternoon party at which a light meal is served.

[Probably alteration (influenced by dialectal lunch, hunk of cheese or bread) of obsolete nuncheon, light snack, from Middle English nonshench : none, noon; see noon + schench, drink (from Old English scenc , from scencan, to pour out).]

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IN BRIEF: A formal noontime meal with others.

The garden luncheon was very well attended.

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For a list of words related to luncheon, see:

• Cuisines, Meals, and Restaurants - luncheon: formal midday meal, usu. with guests
• Celebrations, Observances, Rites, and Gatherings - luncheon: formal midday meal, esp. as part of meeting

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See words rhyming with "luncheon."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - forretningsfrokost, officiel frokost

idioms:

• luncheon meat    forloren skinke

Nederlands (Dutch)
middageten, lunch

Français (French)
n. - déjeuner (sout)

idioms:

• luncheon meat    viande en conserve

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mittagessen, Imbiß

idioms:

• luncheon meat    Frühstücksfleisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (επίσημο) γεύμα

idioms:

• luncheon meat    (μαγειρ.) κρέας κρύου πιάτου, κρέας κολατσιού

Italiano (Italian)
pranzo

idioms:

• luncheon meat    carne in scatola

Português (Portuguese)
n. - almoço (m) formal

idioms:

• luncheon meat    comida do almoço

Русский (Russian)
завтракать в середине дня, второй завтрак

idioms:

• luncheon meat    мясной рулет

Español (Spanish)
n. - comida, almuerzo

idioms:

• luncheon meat    embutido de cerdo en lata

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (formellt för lunch) lunch

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
午宴, 正式的午餐

idioms:

• luncheon meat    罐头猪肉, 午餐肉

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 午宴, 正式的午餐

idioms:

• luncheon meat    罐頭豬肉, 午餐肉

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 점심, 간단한 식사, 간이 식당

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 昼食, 軽食
v. - 昼食を取る

idioms:

• luncheon meat    ランチョンミート

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غداء, مأدبه صغيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ארוחת צהריים‬

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