merenda

See also: Merenda and merendá

Galician

Etymology

From Latin merenda.

Noun

merenda f (plural merendas)

  1. afternoon snack
  2. nuncheon

Italian

Etymology

From Latin merenda (“light evening meal”). Compare Galician and Portuguese merenda, Spanish merienda.

Noun

merenda f (plural merende)

  1. snack (usually an afternoon snack)
    Synonym: spuntino
  2. tea, break
  3. picnic
    Synonym: picnic

Derived terms

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From mereō (“earn, deserve”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /meˈren.da/, [mɛˈrɛn.da]

Noun

merenda f (genitive merendae); first declension

  1. collation, light evening meal
  2. a taste

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative merenda merendae
genitive merendae merendārum
dative merendae merendīs
accusative merendam merendās
ablative merendā merendīs
vocative merenda merendae

Descendants

References

  • merenda in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • merenda in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • merenda in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • merenda in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • merenda in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin merenda (“light evening meal”).

Noun

merenda f (plural merendas)

  1. a meal eaten by students in school
  2. dunch (small meal between lunch and dinner)
    Synonym: lanche
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