Merienda (en. Snack)

/me.ɾjen.ða/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Food consumed between lunch and dinner.

Usually, children take a snack to school.

Normalmente, los niños llevan una merienda al colegio.

Snack or light meal typically eaten in the afternoon.

A fruit or cookies are ideal for the snack.

Una fruta o galletas son ideales para la merienda.

Act of having a snack.

We gather in the park for the snack.

Nos reunimos en el parque para la merienda.

From Latin 'merenda', which means 'light meal' or 'snack'.

snack-dinner

Meal taken in the afternoon, merging the functions of snack and dinner.

merienda-cena

school snack

Snack that children take to school.

merienda escolar

merendar

Related verb meaning to have a snack.

merendar

meriendar

Action of consuming the snack.

meriendar

Term used in some regions to refer to a snack between meals.

I'm going to prepare a snack with nuts.

Voy a preparar una merienda con frutos secos.

Colloquial way to refer to a light meal between hours.

Would you like a snack after class?

¿Te apetece una merienda después de clase?