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/meˈɾjenda/

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Translation

afternoon snack, tea

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Word origin

From Latin merenda ('afternoon meal'), from merere ('to earn').

Origin: Latin
Root: merenda

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralmeriendas

Examples

For our afternoon snack we had bread and chocolate.

The children carry their snack in their rucksack.

Five o'clock is snack time.

I made a snack for the trip.

My grandmother's teas were famous in the neighbourhood.

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