meal

¹meal

noun \ˈmēl\

Definition of MEAL

1

: an act or the time of eating a portion of food to satisfy appetite

2

: the portion of food eaten at a meal

Origin of MEAL

Middle English meel appointed time, meal, from Old English mǣl; akin to Old High German māl time, Latin metiri to measure — more at measure

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with MEAL

ceil, chiel, creel, deal, deil, eel, feel, heal, heel, keel, Kiel, kneel, leal, peal, peel, real, reel, seal, seel, shiel, speel, spiel, squeal, steal, steel, Steele, streel, teal, tuille, veal, weal, wheal, wheel, zeal

²meal

noun

Definition of MEAL

1

: the usually coarsely ground and unbolted seeds of a cereal grass or pulse; especially : cornmeal

2

: a product resembling seed meal especially in particle size or texture

Origin of MEAL

Middle English mele, from Old English melu; akin to Old High German melo meal, Latin molere to grind, Greek mylē mill

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

meal

noun \ˈmē(ə)l\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of MEAL

: the portion of food taken at one time to satisfy appetite