merenda
التعريفات والمعاني
== Czech ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Italian merenda, from Latin merenda.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈmɛrɛnda]
=== Noun ===
merenda f
(archaic) dancing event
Synonyms: veselice, zábava, veselka
(dialectal) boiled plums or plum jam with cream
(dialectal) mashed strawberries with cream
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“merenda”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“merenda”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
“merenda”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Galician-Portuguese merenda, from Latin merenda. Cognate with Portuguese merenda, Spanish merienda, Italian merenda.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /meˈɾenda/ [meˈɾen̪.d̪ɐ]
Rhymes: -enda
=== Noun ===
merenda f (plural merendas)
nuncheon; late afternoon snack
a light meal or snack had in between main meals
picnic
==== Derived terms ====
merendar
quitamerendas
=== References ===
Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “merenda”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “merenda”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “merenda”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “merenda”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “merenda”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin merenda (“light evening meal”). Compare Galician and Portuguese merenda, Spanish merienda.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /meˈrɛn.da/
Rhymes: -ɛnda
Hyphenation: me‧rèn‧da
=== Noun ===
merenda f (plural merende)
snack (usually an afternoon snack)
Synonym: spuntino
tea, break
picnic
Synonym: picnic
==== Derived terms ====
merendina
merendero
=== Anagrams ===
darmene, mendare
== Latin ==
=== Etymology ===
From mereō (“earn, deserve”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [mɛˈrɛn.da]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [meˈrɛn.da]
=== Noun ===
merenda f (genitive merendae); first declension
collation, light evening meal, an afternoon luncheon
a taste
==== Declension ====
First-declension noun.
==== Descendants ====
=== References ===
“merenda, -ae, f.”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“Merenda, ae, m.”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“merenda”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
“merenda”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
“merenda”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
“merenda”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -ẽdɐ
Hyphenation: me‧ren‧da
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Old Galician-Portuguese merenda, from Latin merenda (“light evening meal”). Compare Spanish merienda and Catalan berena.
==== Noun ====
merenda f (plural merendas)
a meal eaten by students in school
dunch (small meal between lunch and dinner)
snack
Synonym: lanche
===== Derived terms =====
merendar
merendeiro
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Verb ====
merenda
inflection of merendar:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
=== Further reading ===
“merenda”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“merenda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026