"sobremesa" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sobremesas [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish sobremesa. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|sobremesa}} Spanish sobremesa Head templates: {{en-noun}} sobremesa (plural sobremesas)
  1. Time spent at the table after eating; the habit of relaxing at the table after a heavy meal. Translations (time spent at the table after eating): bazkalondo (Basque), sobretaula [feminine] (Catalan), natafelen [neuter] (Dutch), sobremesa [feminine] (Portuguese), sobremesa [feminine] (Spanish)

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