square meal

English

Etymology

See square (“hearty, vigorous”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

square meal (plural square meals)

1. (idiomatic) A satisfying meal, especially suitable for one performing physical labor.

   Three square meals a day should give you plenty of energy.

Synonyms

• square

Translations

satisfying meal

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 飽餐／饱餐 (zh) (bǎocān), 饱餐 (zh) (bǎocān), 美餐 (měicān)

• Finnish: reilu ateria
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• French: (informal) boustifaille (fr) f, (colloquial) bouffe (fr) f
• Italian: pasto completo m
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can