mealtime

English

Etymology

From Middle English meeltime, from Old English mǣltīma (“mealtime”), equivalent to meal +‎ time. Compare Old English mǣltīd (“mealtime”), Dutch maaltijd (“meal”), German Mahlzeit (“meal, mealtime”), Danish måltid (“meal, mealtime”), Icelandic máltíð (“meal”), Icelandic matmálstími (“mealtime”).

Noun

mealtime (plural mealtimes)

1. The usual time at which a meal is eaten.

Translations

time at which a meal is eaten

• Finnish: ruoka-aika (fi)