luncheon
lunc·heon
noun
Origin
Of uncertain origin. Possibly derived from an earlier *lumpchin, *lumpchen, a diminutive of lump (“chunk, parcel of food, lunch”), thus related to lunch. It is unclear which came first: whether lunch is a shortening of luncheon, or whether luncheon is an augmentation of lunch. Possibly also a dissimilatory form of or influenced by nuncheon (“light snack taken in the afternoon”). Noun sense 2 (“sausage”) is likely a ellipsis of luncheon sausage or luncheon meat.
Phrases
- luncheon bar
- luncheon cart
- luncheon meat
- luncheon plate
- luncheon sausage
- luncheon truncheon
- luncheon voucher
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