# banyan day

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. In British naval tradition, a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.
2. A picnic or cookout for the ship's crew.

## Etymology
According to the OED, the term is borrowed from the Banyans in the East Indies, a caste that ate nothing that had life.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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