nuncheon
nuncheon · nuncheons
A drink or light snack taken in the afternoonA drink or light snack taken in the afternoon; a refreshment between meals.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, countable, dialectal, uncountable)A drink or light snack taken in the afternoon; a refreshment between meals.
по́лдникpóldnik
підвечірокpidvečirok
Translations
7 languagesУкраїнська
afternoon snack:
Русский
afternoon snack:
Origin
From Middle English nonshench, noneschench, nonechenche (“slight refreshment, usually takeFrom Middle English nonshench, noneschench, nonechenche (“slight refreshment, usually taken in the afternoon”), from none (“noon”) + shench, schenche (“draught, cup”), equivalent to noon + shink (“to pour out, serve”). More at shink, skink.
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Forms
plural: nuncheonsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedluncheon
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable