lonche

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English lunch.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

• lonchear
• lonchera
• lonchería

 

Verb

lonche

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

Further reading

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