afternoon_tea (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

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English 1 sense of the expression *afternoon tea*:
NOUN	food	afternoon tea, tea, teatime	a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes

Englishafternoon tea: 1 sense noun 1, food
Meaning	A light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes.
Example	"an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea"
Synonyms	tea, teatime
Region	United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain	A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles
Broader	meal, repast	The food served and eaten at one time
Spanish	hora del té, merienda
Catalan	berenar

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