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nuncheon.

A drink or light snack taken in the afternoon; a refreshment between meals.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A drink or light snack taken in the afternoon; a refreshment between meals.

    archaic · countable · dialectal · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English nonshench, noneschench, nonechenche (“slight refreshment, usually taken in the afternoon”), from none (“noon”) + shench, schenche (“draught, cup”), equivalent to noon + shink (“to pour out, serve”). More at shink, skink.

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