yantar

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Old Spanish

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *iantō, iantāre (eat lunch), from Latin iēntō, iēntāre. See iēntāculum (the first meal of the day).

Verb

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yantar

  1. to eat, dine
    • between 1140 and 1207, anonymous, Cid 1057:
      Con eſtos dos caual͠los a pͥeſſa va iãtando
      (normalized) Con estos dos cavallos a priessa va jantando
      With these two knights, he dines hastily

Noun

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yantar f

  1. food (especially a lunch or banquet)
    • 1236, Berceo, Vida de Santo Domingo de Silos :
      non vos menguará nunqua nin cena nin yantar
      He [Jesus] shall never reduce your dinner nor your lunch

Descendants

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  • Spanish: yantar

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish yantar, from Vulgar Latin *iantāre (to eat lunch), from Latin iēntāre. See iēntāculum (the first meal of the day). Compare Portuguese jantar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ʝanˈtaɾ/ [ɟ͡ʝãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃanˈtaɾ/ [ʃãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒanˈtaɾ/ [ʒãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: yan‧tar

Verb

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yantar (first-person singular present yanto, first-person singular preterite yanté, past participle yantado)

  1. (archaic) to lunch, dine (eat lunch)
    • 1615, Cervantes, Don Quixote, 2nd part :
      Comed, amigo, y desayunaos con esta espuma, en tanto que se llega la hora del yantar.
      You can all eat, my friend, and break your fast with this broth, as we wait for the hour to lunch.
  2. (archaic) to eat

Conjugation

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Noun

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yantar m (plural yantares)

  1. (archaic) food

Further reading

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