# undermeal

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Synonym of undern: originally terce and the morning, later (UK, dialectal, obsolete) noon and the early afternoon.
2. Synonym of siesta: an afternoon nap.
3. An afternoon meal or snack.

## Etymology
From Middle English undermele, undermel (“the early part of the afternoon, midday, noon; an afternoon meal or nap”), from Old English undernmǣl (“morning, morning time; morning meal”), equivalent to undern + meal. Compare the word for midday and the word undern.

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