lunch
Translation
lunch
Examples
What's for lunch today?
What's for lunch today?
I have a lunch meeting at noon.
I have a lunch meeting at noon.
Grammar Patterns
to have/eat lunch to consume the midday meal Let's have lunch together.
a lunch + ((noun)) a lunch for a specific purpose She packed a lunch box for her son.
Similar Words
Synonyms: midday meal, noontime meal
Etymology
Short for 'luncheon', which may come from an older word 'nuncheon', a light midday snack.
Memory Tips
It's the meal you eat around noon, in the middle of the day.