lonche

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed 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

Verb

lonche

inflection of lonchar:
1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

“lonche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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