"food coma" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-food coma.wav Forms: food comas [plural]
Etymology: Jocular compound of food + coma. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|food|coma}} food + coma Head templates: {{en-noun}} food coma (plural food comas)
  1. (informal, humorous) A state of lethargy and sleepiness that comes on shortly after eating a large or heavy meal. Wikipedia link: food coma Tags: humorous, informal Categories (topical): Food and drink, Sleep Related terms: itis [Caribbean, informal], postprandial Translations (state of lethargy after eating a large meal): 飯氣攻心 /饭气攻心 (faan⁶ hei³ gung¹ sam¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 飯氣攻心 /饭气攻心 (fànqìgōngxīn) (Chinese Mandarin), gastrodemence [feminine] (Czech), 식곤증 (sikgonjeung) (Korean), mal del puerco [masculine] (Spanish), paltkoma [common-gender] (Swedish), matkoma [common-gender] (Swedish)

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