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lunch in Malay

makan tengahari

/lʌnt͡ʃ/

lunch in Malay: makan tengahari. In English, lunch means a light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.

Malay words for lunch

meal around midday
makan tengahari

English meaning of lunch

  1. noun A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
  2. noun A break in play between the first and second sessions.
  3. noun Any small meal, especially one eaten at a social gathering.
  4. noun A thin piece or hunk (of bread, meat, etc.).

Full definition of lunch

lunch in a sentence

  • After the funeral there was a lunch for those who didn't go to the cemetery.
  • I like to lunch in Italian restaurants.

Synonyms of lunch

lunch in other languages

Questions about lunch in Malay

What is the meaning of lunch in Malay?
Lunch in Malay is makan tengahari.
Apakah maksud lunch dalam bahasa Melayu?
Lunch: makan tengahari.
What does lunch mean in English?
Lunch means a light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lunch (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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