Meanings
nounschool meal (plural school meals)
plural school meals
- A meal, usually lunch, provided by an organization to attendees or participants, such as by a school to its students or by a company to its employees.
Translations
Afrikaans skoolvoeding
- skoolvoedingmeal provided by school or organization
Finnish kouluateria, kouluruoka
- kouluateriameal provided by school or organization
- kouluruokameal provided by school or organization
- kouluruokailumeal provided by school or organization
French restauration scolaire
- restauration scolairemeal provided by school or organization
German Schulspeisung
- Schulspeisungmeal provided by school or organization
Icelandic skólamáltíð
- skólamáltíðmeal provided by school or organization
Japanese 給食
- 給食 (kyūshoku)meal provided by school or organization
Korean 급식
- 급식 (geupsik)meal provided by school or organization
Norwegian skolemat
- skolematmeal provided by school or organization
Portuguese refeição escolar, merenda escolar
- refeição escolarmeal provided by school or organization
- merenda escolarmeal provided by school or organization
Swedish skolmat, bambamat
- skolmatmeal provided by school or organization
- bambamatmeal provided by school or organization
Cite this entry
APA
school meal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/school%20meal
MLA
“school meal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/school%20meal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “school meal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/school%20meal.
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