sobremesa
sobremesa noun: time spent at the table after eating; the habit of relaxing at the table after a heavy meal.
Noun
sobremesa (plural sobremesas)
- Time spent at the table after eating; the habit of relaxing at the table after a heavy meal.
- A lackadaisical attitude to time explains the sobremesa—the time after lunch when everyone has finished eating but no-one wants to get up and leave. Sitting around the table chatting and drinking coffee or brandy or patxarán^([sic]) (a sloe liqueur from the Basque country) is the solution.2010, Drew Launay, The Xenophobe's Guide to the Spanish, Oval Projects, →ISBN
- The figure presiding continues in this function during the sobremesa, that is, the time spent lingering and chatting after the meal. It's perhaps significant that in English there is no specific word for sobremesa.2013, Frederick L. Aldama, Ilan Stavans, ¡Muy Pop!: Conversations on Latino Popular Culture, University of Michigan Press, page 106
sobremesa meaning in Tamil
sobremesa in Tamil
- நட்பு வட்டப்பேச்சு
Forms of sobremesa
| plural | sobremesas |
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Origin of sobremesa
Borrowed from Spanish sobremesa.
Questions about sobremesa
- What does sobremesa mean?
- Sobremesa means time spent at the table after eating; the habit of relaxing at the table after a heavy meal.
- What is sobremesa in Tamil?
- Sobremesa in Tamil is நட்பு வட்டப்பேச்சு. See Sobremesa meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sobremesa?
- Sobremesa is a noun.
- What is the plural of sobremesa?
- The plural of sobremesa is sobremesas.
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