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lonche

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English lunch.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlont͡ʃe/ [ˈlõnʲ.t͡ʃe]
  • Rhymes: -ontʃe
  • Syllabification: lon‧che

Noun

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lonche m (plural lonches)

  1. (Latin America) a light meal or snack taken at noon or in the afternoon
    Synonyms: merienda, (Chile) once
  2. (Peru) tea (light meal with tea or coffee)
  3. (Mexico) a sandwich on a roll, a torta

Derived terms

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Verb

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lonche

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

Further reading

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