lonche
Spanish
Etymology
From English lunch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlont͡ʃe/ [ˈlõnʲ.t͡ʃe]
- Rhymes: -ontʃe
- Syllabification: lon‧che
Noun
lonche m (plural lonches)
- (Latin America) a light meal or snack taken at noon or in the afternoon
- Synonyms: merienda, (Chile) once
- (Peru) tea (light meal with tea or coffee)
- (Mexico) a sandwich on a roll, a torta
Derived terms
- lonchera
- lonchería
Further reading
- “lonche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014