"snack" in seven languages
Meaningsnack
Spanish
/tentemˈpje/
masc.other source · tente en pie 'keep yourself standing'
Also piscolabis; the afternoon snack is la merienda.
French
/ɑ̃ka/
masc.other source · en cas 'in case'
Also casse-croûte; a child's afternoon snack is le goûter.
Italian
/spunˈtino/
masc.other source · spuntare 'to blunt, take the edge off'
Portuguese
/ˈlɐ̃ʃi/
masc.other source · English lunch
Romanian
/ɡusˈtare/
fem.other source · gusta 'to taste' (Latin GUSTĀRE)
Catalan
/piskuˈlabis/
masc.other source · of uncertain origin
The afternoon snack is el berenar.
English
/snæk/
other source · Middle Dutch snacken 'to snap, bite'
The story
No shared word, but each is a small joke: Spanish 'keep-you-standing', French 'just in case', Italian 'taking the edge off', Portuguese an English lunch (lanche), Romanian 'a taste' (gustare).
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In a sentence
- es¿Quieres un tentempié?
- frTu veux un en-cas ?
- itVuoi uno spuntino?
- ptQuer um lanche?
- roVrei o gustare?
- caVols un piscolabis?
- enDo you want a snack?