lunch
/lʌn(t)ʃ/
US pronunciation
American sound/lʌn(t)ʃ/
lunch
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Stress
- One strong syllable
- Vowel
- Short u vowel
- Ending
- Clear final sound
US voice -> lunch
Myanmar meaning
(n) နေ့လယ်စာ။ (v) နေ့လယ်စာစားသည်။
Full entry
နေ့လယ်စာ။
take a packed lunch (ie sandwiches, etc) to work ❍ a one-hour lunch break ❍ We serve hot and cold lunches. ❍ He’s gone to/for lunch. See also PLOUGHMAN’S LUNCH ❍ DINNER
v နေ့လယ်စာစားသည်။
Where do you usually lunch? ❍ We lunched (out) on cold meat and salad.
❏ lunch-hour n နေ့လယ်စာစားချိန်။
I can meet you during my lunch-hour.
❏ lunch-time n [C,U] နေ့လယ်စာစားချိန်။
the lunch-time weather forecast.
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Synonyms
have lunch, eat, dine, banqueted, chow down, do lunch, eat out, feast upon, gobble up, have a bite, have a meal, have for, having a meal, high tea, luncheon, make pig of oneself, midday meal, partake of, partaking of, peck at, pork out, snack, snacking, supper, take food, take nourishment, taking nourishment, tea
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