meal

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Hyponyms 1.2.1.2 Derived terms 1.2.1.3 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.3.1.2 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Kurdish 2.1 Noun 3 Scottish Gaelic 3.1 Verb 3.1.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /miːl/
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• Rhymes: -iːl

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English mǣl, from Germanic *mēlo-, from Indo-European *mē- ‘to measure’. Cognate with Dutch maal, German Mal ‘time’, Mahl ‘meal’, Swedish mål; and (from Indo-European) with Greek μέτρον, Latin mensus, Russian мера, Lithuanian mẽtas.

[edit] Noun

meal (plural meals)

1. Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time (e.g. breakfast = morning meal, lunch = noon meal, etc).

[edit] Hyponyms

• See also Wikisaurus:meal

[edit] Derived terms

• make a meal of
• meal mob
• meal ticket

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[edit] Etymology 2

Old English melu.

[edit] Noun

meal (uncountable)

1. The coarse-ground edible part of various grains often used to feed animals.

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• mealy
• cornmeal

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• Elam
• lame
• male

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[edit] Noun

meal

1. meaning

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Verb

meal (present participle mealadh or mealtainn)

1. to enjoy

[edit] Derived terms

• meal do naidheachd / meal ur naidheachd