repast
/rɪˈpɑːst
/noun formal
A meal: a sumptuous repast...
- If you're interested in ham hocks, cornbread, southern funeral repasts, and the history of soul food, she's the expert.
- Interred in these lengthy repasts, I develop a mad envy of the people at other tables whom I see leaving as the evening goes on.
- Divided by season, the book includes recipes from 20 of the California Bay Area's best chefs who use local, seasonal ingredients for their tasty repasts.
Synonyms
meal, feast, banquet;
snack
informal spread, feed, bite, bite to eat
British informal nosh, nosh-up
formal collation, refection
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French, based on late Latin repascere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + pascere 'to feed'.