iftar

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic إِفْطَار (ʔifṭār)bor. English iftar Borrowed from Arabic إِفْطَار (ʔifṭār).

1. The evening meal that breaks each day's fast during Ramadan, traditionally beginning with dates and water.

   “Iftars can be social events, where people congregate to eat and socialize.”

   “On a recent afternoon in the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax, as shoppers hurried around a market buying food and drink for that evening’s iftar meal, a small group of men from sub-Saharan Africa gathered near a stall selling phone accessories.”