Kilo Lingo

lunch

/lʌntʃ/

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Translation

A meal that people eat in the middle of the day.

Word origin

From English lunch, a shorter form of luncheon, meaning a light midday meal.

Origin
English
Root
luncheon

Grammar

Gender
Plurallunches

Examples

noon.

"Lunch" is the meal in the middle of the day.

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"Lunches" is the plural, meaning more than one lunch.

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Here "lunch" is the midday meal.

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This word is part of lesson 11.