See afternoon tea on Wiktionary
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"roman": "afutanūn tī",
"sense": "light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon",
"word": "アフタヌーンティー"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "aepeuteonun ti",
"sense": "light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon",
"word": "애프터눈 티"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "launags"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon",
"word": "paramanawa"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "podwieczorek"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "chá da tarde"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon",
"word": "meryenda"
}
],
"word": "afternoon tea"
}
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