almuerzo

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /alˈmweɾθo/ [alˈmweɾ.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /alˈmweɾso/ [alˈmweɾ.so]

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• (Spain) Rhymes: -eɾθo
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -eɾso
• Syllabification: al‧muer‧zo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin admorsus, from admordere, present active infinitive of admordeō, or from morsus with the prefix al- added due to influence from Arabic. Compare Portuguese almoço.

Noun

almuerzo m (plural almuerzos)

1. lunch

   Synonym: comida

Derived terms

• almorzar

 

See also

• cena
• desayuno
• onces

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

almuerzo

1. first-person singular present indicative of almorzar

Further reading

• “almuerzo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014