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午餐 — meaning in English

wǔ cān

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English meaning

  • brunch noun A relaxed meal eaten late in the morning that combines breakfast and lunch foods.
  • luncheon noun A formal meal eaten in the middle of the day.

Senses

午餐 is used for these senses in English:

  • brunch A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, and often consisting of typical foods from both of those meals.
  • luncheon A formal meal served in the middle of the day.

brunch — full definition

  1. noun A relaxed meal eaten late in the morning that combines breakfast and lunch foods.
  2. verb To eat this kind of meal.

luncheon — full definition

  1. noun A formal meal eaten in the middle of the day.
  2. noun A cheap processed meat product, sold in slices (short for "luncheon meat").