English Explanatory Dictionary

mealtide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The tide or time when one receives their part, portion, or measure of food; the hour for a meal; mealtime.

Word forms

mealtide mealtides meal-tide meal tide

Etymology

From Middle English meeletide, equivalent to meal + -tide (“time, period, hour”). Compare Dutch maaltijd, German Mahlzeit, Icelandic máltíð.

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