Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| afters | dessert. |
| barbie | (Aust. sl.) a barbecue. |
| barby | a barbecue. |
| beano | (Sl.) a feast. |
| breakfast | the first meal of the day; (verb) to take breakfast. |
| brekkie | (Coll.) breakfast. |
| brekky | (Coll.) breakfast. |
| brunch | a meal combining breakfast and lunch; (verb) to eat a late morning meal. |
| bruncher | someone who eats brunch. |
| carryout | a takeout order for food. |
| chinese | (Coll.) a Chinese meal. No -S. |
| collation | a light meal. |
| convive | (Arch.) to feast together. |
| cookout | a meal eaten and prepared out of doors. |
| cornmeal | meal made from corn. |
| crudites | (Fr.) raw fruit and vegetables served as hors d'oeuvre. |
| dejeune | (Arch.) breakfast, lunch. |
| dejeuner | (Fr.) a breakfast; sometimes, also, a lunch or collation. |
| deskfast | a breakfast eaten at one's desk. |
| dine | to eat dinner. |
| disjune | (Scots) breakfast; (verb) to take breakfast. |
| elevenses | a light meal or coffee break at around 11 am. |
| entree | (Fr.) a dish served between the fish course and the main meat course. |
| feast | a rich and abundant meal; (verb) to eat sumptuously. |
| fourses | (Dial.) a snack taken at four o'clock. |
| friture | (Fr.) a dish of fried food, a fritter. |
| kai | (NZ) a meal. |
| kaikai | (Maori) food, a feast. |
| kickshaw | a fancy dish, a delicacy; a trinket. |
| kickshaws | a fancy dish, a delicacy; a trinket. |
| lunch | a noonday meal; (verb) to eat a noonday meal. |
| lunchbreak | a break for lunch. |
| luncheon | lunch; (verb, arch.) to take luncheon. |
| luncher | one who takes lunch. |
| meze | (Turkish) a type of appetizer served in Greece. |
| mezze | (Turkish) a type of appetizer served in Greece. |
| munchie | a small amount of food eaten between meals. |
| munchy | suitable for snacking. |
| nacket | (Scots) a snack, a light lunch. |
| nibbly | a small food item. |
| nocket | a snack; a light lunch. |
| nuncheon | a light meal; a lunch. |
| picnic | an outdoor excursion with food (verb) to go on a picnic |
| picnicker | one who picnics. |
| picnicky | like a picnic. |
| pigout | (Coll.) a feast. |
| pousowdie | (Scots) any mixture of heterogeneous kinds of food. |
| powsowdy | (Scots) any mixture of heterogeneous kinds of food. |
| prandial | of or relating to a meal. |
| prandially | (Adv.) PRANDIAL, of or relating to a meal. |
| ratatouille | (Fr.) a vegetable dish of aubergines, courgettes, tomatoes, onions, and peppers fried and stewed in oil |
| refection | refreshment; a meal. |
| refective | relating to refection. |
| repast | a large meal, a feast; (verb, Shakesp.) to feed. |
| rumbledethump | a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips. |
| rumbledethumps | a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips. |
| scouse | a sailor's dish; bread scouse contains no meat; lobscouse contains meat, etc. |
| seder | (Hebrew) a Pesach ceremonial meal. |
| smokeho | in the Falkland Isles, an 11 a.m meal consisting of sausage rolls, cream cakes and strong sweet tea. |
| smoko | in the Falkland Isles, an 11 a.m meal consisting of sausage rolls, cream cakes and strong sweet tea. |
| smorg | (Short for) smorgasbord. |
| snack | a light meal; (verb) to eat a light meal. |
| snacker | one who snacks. |
| snacky | suitable as a light meal. |
| supper | a light meal eaten in the evening; (verb, arch.) to provide with supper. |
| takeaway | a meal that is taken away from the place of purchase. |
| takeout | a takeaway. |
| thali | (Hindi) a meal consisting of several small meat or vegetable dishes accompanied by rice, bread, etc.. |
| tiffin | lunch; a light meal; (verb) to have lunch. |
| tiffing | lunch; a light meal. |
| undern | (Obs.) orig the third hour of the day, about nine a.m; later, a light meal taken in the afternoon. |
| voidee | (Hist.) wine and light food taken before going to bed. |
| zakouska | (Russian) a hors d'oeuvre; a snack. |
| zakuska | (Russian) a hors d'oeuvre; a snack. |