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prandial

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɹæn.dɪ.əl/
  • General-American: /ˈpɹæn.di.əl/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to a meal, especially dinner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to a meal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin prandialis, or Latin prandium (“late breakfast; lunch”) + English -al (suffix forming adjectives). Prandium is possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h3mós (“first”) (from *preh3-) + *h1ed- (“to eat”) + Latin -ium (suffix forming nouns).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: обеден (obeden) — of or pertaining to a meal
  • Catalan: prandial — of or pertaining to a meal
  • French: prandial — of or pertaining to a meal
  • Italian: prandiale — of or pertaining to a meal
  • Manx: jinnairagh — of or pertaining to a meal
  • Polish: posiłkowy — of or pertaining to a meal
  • Polish: obiadowy — of or pertaining to a meal
  • Romanian: prandial — of or pertaining to a meal