How to Say "Lunchtime" in Portuguese

hora do almoço

The English phrase lunchtime is translated into Portuguese as hora do almoço.

hora do almoço refers to the specific time or hour designated for eating lunch.

Meaning: time or hour for lunch (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of hora (hour), do (of the) and almoço (lunch).

When you want to say 'at lunchtime', the preposition a contracts with the article a to form à, resulting in à hora do almoço.

When greeting someone around the time of lunch, you can say Bom almoço! to mean 'Enjoy your lunch!'

The word almoço comes from the Latin admordeō, which means 'to bite' or 'to gnaw'.
In Brazil, the hora do almoço is typically the most important meal of the day, often involving a full course of rice and beans.
In professional Brazilian environments, the hora do almoço is often an extended break that allows for social bonding and a nap.

Está quase na hora do almoço.
It's almost lunchtime.
This sentence is useful for saying it is almost lunchtime.
Tatoeba #4814359 by Ricardo14, translation #4494621 by CK
Tom ficou na cama até a hora do almoço.
Tom stayed in bed until lunchtime.
This sentence is useful for saying someone stayed in bed until lunchtime.
Tatoeba #12289937 by carlosalberto, translation #7899854 by Hybrid
Um músico de rua toca para as pessoas que foram às compras à hora do almoço, em frente a um restaurante tailandês.
A busker plays to lunchtime shoppers outside a Thai restaurant.
This sentence is useful for describing people shopping at lunchtime.
Tatoeba #11747139 by Cangarejo, translation #11747138 by Cangarejo
Que horas é o almoço?
What time is lunch?
Normalmente, é às 12h.
Usually, it's at 12:00.
Hora do almoço! O que você quer para o almoço?
Lunchtime! What do you want for lunch?
Bom almoço!
Enjoy your lunch!
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Felipe and Juliana are working in an office.

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