I. ˈlənchən noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: perhaps alteration of nuncheon
1. archaic : a piece of food : chunk
cramming a huge luncheon of piecrust into his mouth — Sir Walter Scott
2.
a. : a light meal at midday : lunch
school over, we hurried home to a cold luncheon — Lyman Abbott
b. : a light meal of more formal character usually for a group of people in a public dining room (as at a club meeting or a business meeting)
a handful of university press people … habitually attended the annual luncheons — Saturday Review
II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to eat luncheon