BRUNCH


Meaning of BRUNCH in English

brunch /brʌntʃ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: breakfast + lunch ]

a meal eaten in the late morning, as a combination of breakfast and ↑ lunch

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THESAURUS

■ types of meal

▪ breakfast a meal that you eat in the morning

▪ brunch a meal that you eat in the late morning, instead of breakfast or lunch

▪ lunch a meal that you eat in the middle of the day

▪ tea British English a meal that you eat in the afternoon or evening

▪ dinner the main meal of the day, which most people eat in the evening

▪ supper a small meal that you eat in the evening, in British English; the main meal that you eat in the evening, in American English

▪ picnic a meal that you eat outdoors, consisting of food that you cooked or prepared earlier

▪ barbecue a meal that you cook outdoors over hot coals or wood and eat outdoors

▪ snack a small amount of food that is eaten between main meals or instead of a meal

▪ side dish food eaten with the main course, such as vegetables:

I’ll have the salad as a side dish.

▪ course one of the separate parts of a meal, such as the starter or the dessert:

a three-course meal

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.