Re: USAGE: Pop, smearcase, kolaches

Nik Taylor wrote:
>
> "Grandsire, C.A." wrote:
> > For me, there are:
> > break-fast: petit-de'jeuner
> > lunch: de'jeuner
> > dinner: diner
>
> Interesting.  According to my etymological dictionary, both _de'jeuner_
> and _diner_ come from Latin _disju:na:re_, "breakfast", from
> _je:ju:nus_, "fasting, hungry".  So, for you, _diner_ is always the last
> meal of the day?
>
        For me, yes.

> _disju:na:re_ became _desiuner_ > _de'jeuner_, but it also became
> _disner_ > _diner_.  Don't know why it split up, my etymological
> dictionary doesn't explain that.
>
> > I also sometimes take a snack around 4 pm, it is called "gou^ter"
>
> Interesting, a special word for a snack?
>
        It's only used as this time of the day. We have also a special word for
a meal composed of sandwiches, whether it is lunch or "gou^ter". We call
it "casse-croute".

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