la merenda
🇮🇹 Italian slang from Italy
What does “la merenda” mean?
afternoon snack
Example
“Per merenda, pane e Nutella.”
For an afternoon snack, bread and Nutella.
Good to know
A childhood ritual; adults keep it too.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
🌮 Food
The textbook way to say it: lo spuntino
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- la pizzataa pizza night with friends
- fare il bisto have seconds
- la spaghettataa late-night spaghetti among friends
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