Belgium
souper
Meaning
the evening meal
Elsewhere
dîner
Explanation
In France the evening meal is le dîner. Where dîner still means lunch, in Belgium, Switzerland, Canada and parts of southern France, the evening meal is le souper.
Example
Le souper est prêt, venez vous mettre à table.
Dinner's ready, come and sit down.
Origin
The verb souper, from soupe, turned into a noun. The verb is on record from 980.
Where
Belgium
Canada
Switzerland
Occitanie, Rhône-Alpes
Source
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