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While merienda is almost never referred to as such, the Spanish custom of the early evening pick-me-up is still alive and well, and may take the form of tea time or cocktail hour, depending on the mood and social circumstance.
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While merienda is almost never referred to as such, the Spanish custom of the early evening pick-me-up is still alive and well, and may take the form of tea time or cocktail hour, depending on the mood and social circumstance.
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While merienda is almost never referred to as such, the Spanish custom of the early evening pick-me-up is still alive and well, and may take the form of tea time or cocktail hour, depending on the mood and social circumstance.
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If the cena or merienda is heavy or not depends in the family and their own habits.
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If the cena or merienda is heavy or not depends in the family and their own habits.
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If the cena or merienda is heavy or not depends in the family and their own habits.
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If the cena or merienda is heavy or not depends in the family and their own habits.
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If the cena or merienda is heavy or not depends in the family and their own habits.
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If the cena or merienda is heavy or not depends in the family and their own habits.
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If the cena or merienda is heavy or not depends in the family and their own habits.
mollusque commented on the word merienda
An extra meal in the Philippines that falls between lunch and dinner. I haven't figured out yet if the extra meal between breakfast and lunch has its own name or is also a form of merienda. (Yes, we were actually served five meals one day, including a blowout.)
July 25, 2008
bilby commented on the word merienda
Okay, I kind of get it. One because people in Indonesia (neighbouring country) seem to eat all the time. And two because there's merenda in Italian for a snack which falls between meals ... for example what kids eat when they come home from school. Presumably merienda is the Spanish equivalent thereof.
July 25, 2008
mialuthien commented on the word merienda
It's a very useful word to know. It's a shame that there's no corresponding word for it in my native language. But we do have an unofficial word for a meal that we eat after nine or ten o'clock.
July 26, 2008
yarb commented on the word merienda
What is your native tongue, Mia?
July 26, 2008
mialuthien commented on the word merienda
It's Latvian, Yarb. And I've somehow managed to pick up some Russian – through osmosis, I guess, as I've never bothered to learn it properly (have always been more fascinated with English).
July 26, 2008