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Crotalito,

Have you been following the conversation....... they are not the same thing.

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Old July 24, 2009, 03:37 PM
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What is a PBJ Sandwich?

A snack is usually a handful of food eaten when you are peckish.
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What a fun thread! Who knew that talking about snacks could make me so hungry.

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En España "almuerzo" equivale a "comida" (lunch), aunque no se utiliza mucho esa palabra:

Desayuno: breakfast. Se desayuna por la mañana y después se toma un café a media mañana (otro desayuno)
Comida o almuerzo (lunch): aquí se suele comer tarde, a partir de las 14 ó 14:30 h. Yo misma como entre 15:30 y 16 h.
Merienda (snack ): los niños comen más pronto, sobre las 13 ó 13:30 y hacen una merienda a media tarde, alrededor de las 18 h.
Cena (dinner): aquí se cena tarde, a partir de las 21 h. como muy pronto. En muchas casas se cena a las 22 h. Los niños pequeños cenan antes, sobre las 20 ó 20:30 h.
Irma - does "media mañana" simply mean "middle of the morning" (or "mid-morning") ... or does it refer to a specific time in the morning?

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Sí, usualmente no hay un tiempo diario lo que se merienda. Te doy algunos ejemplos

Snack = pequeño alimento (small meal)

I ate some chips earlier, it was just a snack
The snack was small, I am still hungry
Sometimes I wake up hungry and have a small quick snack in the morning because I don't have time for breakfast

En españa como dijiste, ¿es mariendar a un tiempo cierto?
Bob - I think you left out the most important kind of snack ... the MIDNIGHT snack.

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Snack can be "bocadillo", "refrigerio", "tentempié"... and when it is applied to diets, they call it "colación" (something eaten between breakfast and lunch or between lunch and dinner/supper).
Great words to have on hand, Malila - thanks!

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What is a PBJ Sandwich?

A snack is usually a handful of food eaten when you are peckish.
Are you asking to define "PBJ"? It's "peanut butter and jelly". Or are you asking if it could be a snack? It could totally be a snack ... but could also be someone's lunch....
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Old July 25, 2009, 09:03 AM
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Media mañana depends on the one who is speaking, but it's between 10 and 12 h (12 h. is "mediodía"). For instance, I take my second breakfast around 10 or 10.30 h in the morning (the first is around 7 h.). Usually we say: voy a tomar un café (we're working at that time). I work from 8 to 15'30 h., so I can't stay so long without eating something. I take my breakfast at home and later at work, a media mañana (between 10 and 12, more or less), I take a coffe or another breakfast (it's the same)
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