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PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

lanche.

afternoon tea, high tea (a formal afternoon meal comprising light snacks, typically around 5 p.m.)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɐ̃.ʃi/Brazil/ˈlɐ̃.ʃɨ/Portugal/ˈlɐ̃t.ʃɨ/Northern, Portugal
  1. afternoon tea, high tea (a formal afternoon meal comprising light snacks, typically around 5 p.m.)

    masculine
  2. snack (food eaten between meals)

    Brazil · masculine
  3. snack (food eaten between meals) hamburger

    Brazil · dialectal · masculine
  4. a type of Portuguese brioche, often served with ham and cheese

    Portugal · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English lunch. The semantic shift in Portuguese can be attributed to the fact that lunch (almoço) consists of a light meal in English-speaking countries, but a more substantial one in Portuguese-speaking countries.

verb/ˈlɐ̃.ʃi/Brazil/ˈlɐ̃.ʃɨ/Portugal/ˈlɐ̃t.ʃɨ/Northern, Portugal
  1. inflection of lanchar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of lanchar: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
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