el

masculine

/alˈmweɾθo/ ES

/alˈmweɾso/ MX

#1375 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

lunch

Word origin

From Latin admordium, based on admordere ('to bite into'), from ad plus mordere ('to bite'). The Latin mordere also gives English 'morsel' and 'remorse'.

Origin: Latin
Root: admordium
English cognates: morsel, remorse

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralalmuerzos

Examples

Lunch is at two in the afternoon.

After lunch we are going to go out.

My mother prepares lunch every day.

We had a light lunch with salad.

Sunday lunch is very special at my house.

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This word is part of lesson 28.