Kilo Lingo

le

masculine

/ʁə.pɑ/

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Translation

meal

Word origin

From Old French repast, from the prefix re- and past ('food, meal'), from Late Latin pastus ('food, fodder'), from pascere ('to feed, to graze').

Origin
Latin
Root
pastus
English cognates
repast, pasture, pastor

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralrepasirregular

Examples

, .

The meal is ready, come to the table now.

, .

We usually have three meals a day.

.

She always prepares a good meal on Sundays.

délicieux, .

That meal was really delicious, thank you very much.

, .

After the meal, we will go for a walk outside.

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This word is part of lesson 24.