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kitchen supper

/ˈkɪtʃən ˈsʌpɚ/

kitchen supper noun: the evening meal for servants, separate from the family's meal.

Noun

kitchen supper (plural kitchen suppers)

  1. (dated) The evening meal for servants, separate from the family's meal.
    • The cook prided herself on making the kitchen supper as delicious as the family's dinner.
  2. An informal or semiformal meal served for guests, not necessarily one served in the kitchen.
    • The couple threw an impromptu kitchen supper when the dinner reservations fell through.

Forms of kitchen supper

pluralkitchen suppers

Origin of kitchen supper

From kitchen + supper. Original use from kitchen as a synecdoche for a household's servants. Later from the idea that the hosts forgo the dining room for the more private and relaxed kitchen.

Questions about kitchen supper

What does kitchen supper mean?
Kitchen supper means the evening meal for servants, separate from the family's meal.
What part of speech is kitchen supper?
Kitchen supper is a noun.
How do you pronounce kitchen supper?
Kitchen supper is pronounced /ˈkɪtʃən ˈsʌpɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of kitchen supper?
The plural of kitchen supper is kitchen suppers.

Words near kitchen supper in the dictionary

  1. kitchen sinking
  2. kitchen sinks
  3. kitchen sinky
  4. kitchen sponge
  5. kitchen stuff
  6. kitchen supper
  7. kitchen suppers
  8. kitchen table
  9. kitchen table issue
  10. kitchen table issues
  11. kitchen table software

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