Bengali · Food & Drink
দুপুরের খাবার
dupurer khabar
Lunch
Beginnernoun
Definition
The midday meal, literally noon food.
Example
চলুন একসাথে দুপুরের খাবার খাই।
Let's have lunch together.
Etymology
'দুপুরের খাবার' (dupurer khabar) literally means 'midday meal,' where 'দুপুর' (dupurer) is derived from the Sanskrit 'दिवसं' (divaṃsa), meaning day.
How & Where It’s Used
'দুপুরের খাবার' (dupurer khabar) is prevalent in both spoken and written forms, used informally to describe lunch in daily conversations.