noun
repast
rih-PAST/rɪˈpæst/
A meal.
The table holds a substantial repast of stew, bread, and vegetables.
Etymology
The pieces express feeding again or repeatedly. A noun formed from that feeding verb came to mean the food taken or the meal itself, the sense retained in repast.
In context
With that and the mottled cow’s calf and the fowls and a goose, we can set forth a sufficient repast if he stays only for the one night.
More examples
- Bread, cheese, and apples make a satisfying repast.
- The wedding guests enjoy a lavish repast after the ceremony.
- Their evening repasts often last well into the night.
Forms
repast · repasts