Galician

Noun

merenda f ‎(plural merendas)

1. afternoon snack

Italian

Etymology

From Latin merenda.

Noun

merenda f ‎(plural merende)

1. A snack (usually an afternoon snack), a tea, a break.
2. A picnic.

Synonyms

• (2) picnic

Derived terms

• merendina
• merendero

Anagrams

• darmene

Latin

Etymology

From mereō ‎(“earn, deserve”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /meˈren.da/, [mɛˈrɛn.da]

Noun

merenda f ‎(genitive merendae); first declension

1. collation, light evening meal
2. a taste

Inflection

First declension.

Descendants

References

• merenda in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “merenda”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• merenda in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• merenda in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• merenda in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin merenda.

Noun

merenda f (plural merendas)

1. a meal eaten by students in school
2. dunch (small meal between lunch and dinner)