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LONCHE
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There seems to be some confusion with the word LONCHE for me.
I am in a border region in Texas.
I have heard LONCHE when it is dealing with a particular meal time, LUNCH.
A lot of people in this part of the state were not familiar with ALMUERZO so they used LONCHE. Well they used ALMUERZO but meant it as BREAKFAST even though DESAYUNO is LITERALLY BREAK FAST.
However, I have also used the word LONCHE when describing sandwiches or burgers.
Has anyone else seen this? Is it just me or is this confusing AF?
Thanks!
I am in a border region in Texas.
I have heard LONCHE when it is dealing with a particular meal time, LUNCH.
A lot of people in this part of the state were not familiar with ALMUERZO so they used LONCHE. Well they used ALMUERZO but meant it as BREAKFAST even though DESAYUNO is LITERALLY BREAK FAST.
However, I have also used the word LONCHE when describing sandwiches or burgers.
Has anyone else seen this? Is it just me or is this confusing AF?
Thanks!
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Is Lonche a slang?
A word like "lonche" is the perfect example of Spanglish at its finest. It sounds like it should be Spanish for lunch. Native speakers use it in place of the proper word. It's for all intents and purposes Spanish slang, but it still doesn't actually exist in the language.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/spanish-engl...
lonche
MASCULINE NOUN (Latin America)
(= comida) lunch
(= merienda) tea ⧫ afternoon snack
Copyright © by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved.
https://www.speakinglatino.com/spanglish-4-words-in-spanish-...
Spanglish Words
1. lonche: Its the direct adaptation from the word lunch (the u sounds like o in Spanish). This term is used in Mexico generally for the food you take to have at school or work. The accepted word in Spanish is almuerzo.
2. lonchera: Means lunchbox and is used in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Colombia and El Salvador. Despite this word not being featured in the Royal Spanish Academy Dictionary, Google Translate present it as the only Spanish translation for lunchbox. The closest terms accepted by the Royal Spanish Academy is fiambrera or tartera.
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https://www.wordmagicsoft.com/dictionary/es-en/lonche.php
lural: lonches
Translate "lonche" to English: lunch
Spanish Synonyms of "lonche": almuerzo, comida
Define meaning of "lonche": Comida o refrigerio que se toma entre el desayuno y la comida principal en la mañana.
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Note added at 27 mins (2022-05-02 16:25:21 GMT)
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Clearly, in different countries, the meaning varies. Here is another example:
lonche m (plural lonches)
(Latin America) a light meal or snack taken at noon or in the afternoon
Synonyms: merienda, (Chile) once
(Peru) tea (light meal with tea or coffee)
(Mexico) a sandwich on a roll, a torta (which is the one you alluded to in your text).
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lonche
A word like "lonche" is the perfect example of Spanglish at its finest. It sounds like it should be Spanish for lunch. Native speakers use it in place of the proper word. It's for all intents and purposes Spanish slang, but it still doesn't actually exist in the language.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/spanish-engl...
lonche
MASCULINE NOUN (Latin America)
(= comida) lunch
(= merienda) tea ⧫ afternoon snack
Copyright © by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved.
https://www.speakinglatino.com/spanglish-4-words-in-spanish-...
Spanglish Words
1. lonche: Its the direct adaptation from the word lunch (the u sounds like o in Spanish). This term is used in Mexico generally for the food you take to have at school or work. The accepted word in Spanish is almuerzo.
2. lonchera: Means lunchbox and is used in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Colombia and El Salvador. Despite this word not being featured in the Royal Spanish Academy Dictionary, Google Translate present it as the only Spanish translation for lunchbox. The closest terms accepted by the Royal Spanish Academy is fiambrera or tartera.
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Note added at 25 mins (2022-05-02 16:23:17 GMT)
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https://www.wordmagicsoft.com/dictionary/es-en/lonche.php
lural: lonches
Translate "lonche" to English: lunch
Spanish Synonyms of "lonche": almuerzo, comida
Define meaning of "lonche": Comida o refrigerio que se toma entre el desayuno y la comida principal en la mañana.
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Note added at 27 mins (2022-05-02 16:25:21 GMT)
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Clearly, in different countries, the meaning varies. Here is another example:
lonche m (plural lonches)
(Latin America) a light meal or snack taken at noon or in the afternoon
Synonyms: merienda, (Chile) once
(Peru) tea (light meal with tea or coffee)
(Mexico) a sandwich on a roll, a torta (which is the one you alluded to in your text).
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lonche
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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Thank you, Muriel.
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neilmac
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Thank you.
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