guestmeal

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Etymology[edit]

From guest +‎ meal. Compare German Gastmahl (“guestmeal”).

Noun[edit]

guestmeal (plural guestmeals)

  1. A meal in which there is at least one guest.
  2. A dinner party.
    • 1961, In a strange land:
      The Kingdom of God is like a guestmeal for people from all over the world [...]
    • 1901, Montesquieu, Gueullette, Smithers, Oriental Tales: The book of the thousand nights and one night:
      So Nasir made an entertainment and said to Abdallah, ' O my brother, verily I am thy brother, and I would have thee and my brother Mensour heal my heart and eat of my guest-meal in my house, so I may glory in thee [...]
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