mealtime

English

Etymology

From Middle English meeltime, from Old English mǣltīma (“mealtime”), equivalent to meal +‎ time. Compare mealtide, Old English mǣltīd (“mealtime”), Dutch maaltijd (“meal”), German Mahlzeit (“meal, mealtime”), Danish måltid (“meal, mealtime”), Icelandic máltíð (“meal”), Icelandic matmálstími (“mealtime”).

Noun

mealtime (plural mealtimes)

The appointed time at which a meal is served or eaten.

Hyponyms

breakfast time, lunchtime, teatime, dinnertime, suppertime

Translations

time at which a meal is eaten

Chinese:
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Dutch: etenstijd (nl) m

Finnish: ruoka-aika (fi)
Nahuatl: tlacualizpan
Russian: please add this translation if you can

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