merendar

Portuguese

Etymology

From merenda (snack) + -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /me.ɾẽˈda(ʁ)/ [me.ɾẽˈda(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /me.ɾẽˈda(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /me.ɾẽˈda(ʁ)/ [me.ɾẽˈda(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /me.ɾẽˈda(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨ.ɾẽˈdaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨ.ɾẽˈda.ɾi/

Verb

merendar (first-person singular present merendo, first-person singular preterite merendei, past participle merendado)

  1. to have a snack
    Synonym: lanchar

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish merendar, from (rare) Late Latin merendāre (to take a late lunch), from Classical Latin merenda (luncheon taken around tea-time), from mereō (to earn, deserve).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meɾenˈdaɾ/ [me.ɾẽn̪ˈd̪aɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: me‧ren‧dar

Verb

merendar (first-person singular present meriendo, first-person singular preterite merendé, past participle merendado)

  1. to have a snack, especially in the period between lunch and dinner
  2. (informal) to defeat in some game or competition

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