supper
Sign in to saveSupper is a term commonly used to refer to the main evening meal, although its meaning varies considerably. While it can also denote a light or late-evening snack either after or instead of the main meal, in the United Kingdom it is traditionally used to describe an informal main evening meal, as opposed to a dinner or a dinner party, which are a more formal meal with guests.
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Supper is the main evening meal, though the term can also describe a light late-night snack depending on context and region. In the United Kingdom, supper typically refers to an informal family dinner, contrasting with the more formal "dinner" that involves guests.
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Supper is a term commonly used to refer to the main evening meal, although its meaning varies considerably. While it can also denote a light or late-evening snack either after or instead of the main meal, in the United Kingdom it is traditionally used to describe an informal main evening meal, as opposed to a dinner or a dinner party, which are a more formal meal with guests.
==Etymology== The term is derived from the French souper, which is used for this meal in Canadian French, Swiss French, and in Belgian French. It is related to soup. It is also related to the Scandinavian words for soup, soppa or suppe, the German word for soup, Suppe and the Catalan word for soup sopa, in Catalan dinner is also called sopar. The Oxford English Dictionary, however, suggests that the root, sup, remains obscure in origin.