mittagessen

See also: Abendessen

German

Etymology

Mittag +‎ Essen

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: mit‧tag‧es‧sen
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪtakʔɛsn̩/

Verb

mittagessen (full infinitive mittagzuessen, present participle mittagessend, past participle mittaggegessen)

  1. (southern Germany, Austria) to lunch, to have lunch

Usage notes

This verb occurs only in the infinitive and participle forms. Outside of southern Germany and Austria, the usual expression is zu Mittag essen.

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