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A formal afternoon meal comprising light snacks, accompanied by tea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A small meal or snack eaten between lunch and dinner (supper); a period of time set aside for this purpose, taken as a break from work or from a conference.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Hong-Kong, New-Zealand, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tea, teatime
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: meal, repast
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Cantonese:
下午茶
(haa6 ng5 caa4)
— formal afternoon meal
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Chinese Mandarin:
下午茶
(xiàwǔchá)
— formal afternoon meal
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Finnish:
iltapäivätee
— formal afternoon meal
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French:
collation
— formal afternoon meal
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Hungarian:
uzsonna
— formal afternoon meal
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Irish:
tae beag
— formal afternoon meal
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Japanese:
アフタヌーンティー
(afutanūn tī)
— formal afternoon meal
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Korean:
애프터눈 티
(aepeuteonun ti)
— formal afternoon meal
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Malay:
minum petang
— formal afternoon meal
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Polish:
podwieczorek
— formal afternoon meal
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Portuguese:
chá das cinco
— formal afternoon meal
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Portuguese:
chá da tarde
— formal afternoon meal
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Turkish:
ikindi çayı
— formal afternoon meal
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Chinese Cantonese:
下午茶
(haa6 ng5 caa4)
— light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon
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Chinese Mandarin:
下午茶
(xiàwǔchá)
— light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon
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Danish:
aftenkaffe
— light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon
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Dutch:
vieruurtje
— light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon
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Finnish:
iltapäivätee
— light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon
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French:
goûter
— light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon
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Hebrew:
תֵּה מִנְחָה
(te minḥá)
— light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon
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Hungarian:
uzsonna
— light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon
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Irish:
tae beag
— light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon
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Japanese:
アフタヌーンティー
(afutanūn tī)
— light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon
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Korean:
애프터눈 티
(aepeuteonun ti)
— light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon
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Latvian:
launags
— light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon
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Māori:
paramanawa
— light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon
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Polish:
podwieczorek
— light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon
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Portuguese:
chá da tarde
— light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon
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Tagalog:
meryenda
— light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon