supper

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈsʌpɚ/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈsʌpə/

Noun

supper

1. Food consumed before going to bed.
2. Any meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening, rather than at noon.
3. (Scotland, Northern Ireland, slang) A meal from a chip shop consisting of a deep-fried food with chips.

   a fish supper; a pizza supper

Synonyms

• (meal) dinner; evening meal; see also Thesaurus:meal

Related terms

• soup

Translations

• French: souper (in French of France)
• German: Nachtessen, Nachtimbiss, Abendessen
• Italian: cena, desinare, pasto serale
• Portuguese: ceia
• Russian: у́жин
• Spanish: cena

Translations

• French: souper
• German: Abendessen
• Italian: cena
• Portuguese: jantar
• Russian: у́жин
• Spanish: cena

Verb

supper (suppers, present participle suppering; past and past participle suppered)

1. To consume a snack before retiring.
2. To eat dinner (see above).

Translations

• German: abendessen
• Portuguese: jantar
• Russian: у́жинать
• Spanish: cena, cenar

Noun

supper (plural suppers)

1. A drinker, especially one who drinks slowly (i.e., one who sups).

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