Phrase guide

school meal

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A meal, usually lunch, provided by an organization to attendees or participants, such as by a school to its students or by a company to its employees.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: skoolvoeding — meal provided by school or organization
  • Finnish: kouluateria — meal provided by school or organization
  • Finnish: kouluruoka — meal provided by school or organization
  • Finnish: kouluruokailu — meal provided by school or organization
  • German: Schulspeisung — meal provided by school or organization
  • Japanese: 給食 (kyūshoku) — meal provided by school or organization
  • Korean: 급식 (geupsik) — meal provided by school or organization
  • Portuguese: refeição escolar — meal provided by school or organization
  • Portuguese: merenda escolar — meal provided by school or organization
  • Swedish: skolmat — meal provided by school or organization
  • Swedish: bambamat — meal provided by school or organization