mungaree
/mənˈdʒɑːri
/noun [mass noun] chiefly Australian /NZ
Food; a meal: must be nearly time for mungaree...
- He shook him off, like a horse shaking off a fly, said "mungaree" and proceeded toward the restaurant.
- I filled in the morning trying to finish the sketch and nearly got through, but mungaree-time and frozen fingers hauled me up.
- Must be nearly time for mungaree.
Origin
Mid 19th century: corruption of Italian mangiare 'to eat'.