supper

Etymology

From Old French soper, from sope (“soup”). Compare French souper.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌpɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌpə/

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• Rhymes: -ʌpə(ɹ)

Noun

supper (plural suppers)

1. Food consumed before going to bed.
2. Any meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening, rather than at noon.
3. (Scotland, Northern Ireland, slang) A meal from a chip shop consisting of a deep-fried food with chips.

   a fish supper; a pizza supper

4. A drinker, especially one who drinks slowly (i.e., one who sups).

Verb

supper (third-person singular simple present suppers, present participle suppering, simple past and past participle suppered)

1. To consume a snack before retiring.
2. To eat dinner (see above).

Anagrams

• Ruppes, uppers

Noun

supper c

1. plural indefinite of suppe

Noun

supper m, f

1. indefinite plural of suppe

Noun

supper f

1. indefinite plural of suppe