Kilo Lingo

meal

/miːl/

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Translation

The food that people eat at one time, such as breakfast or dinner.

Word origin

From Old English mael, meaning a fixed time, and later a time for eating.

Origin
Old English
Root
mael

Grammar

Gender
Pluralmeals

Examples

three .

"Meals" is the plural, meaning more than one meal.

.

"Meal" is the food eaten at one time.

evening.

Here "meal" is the food she makes for people to eat.

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This word is part of lesson 11.