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nuncheon

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A drink or light snack taken in the afternoon; a refreshment between meals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, countable, dialectal, uncountable

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History

Etymology

From 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.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: askari — afternoon snack
  • Esperanto: kolaziono — afternoon snack
  • Esperanto: manĝeto — afternoon snack
  • Esperanto: intermanĝeto — afternoon snack
  • Finnish: iltapäivän välipala — afternoon snack
  • French: goûter — afternoon snack
  • Galician: merenda — afternoon snack
  • Italian: merenda — afternoon snack
  • Polish: podwieczorek — afternoon snack
  • Portuguese: lanche — afternoon snack
  • Russian: по́лдник (póldnik) — afternoon snack
  • Spanish: merienda — afternoon snack
  • Swedish: mellanmål — afternoon snack
  • Ukrainian: підвечірок (pidvečirok) — afternoon snack