almuerzo
noun
al·muer·zo
älˈmwer(ˌ)sō
plural -s
Southwest
: the first substantial meal of the day taken usually just before noon
Word History
Etymology
Spanish, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin admordium, from Latin admordēre to bite into, from ad- + mordēre to bite
First Known Use
1851, in the meaning defined above
- liberal arts
- Liberal Catholic
- Liberal Democrat
- liberal education
- Liberal Jew
- Liberal Judaism
- Liberal Republican
- Liberal Unionist
- liberalisation
- liberalisations
- liberalise
- liberalised
- liberaliser
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- liberalises
- liberalising
- liberalism
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- liberalist
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- liberalization
- liberalizations