Sep 26, 2023 12:24
8 mos ago
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Arabic term

زوادة

Arabic to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
Hi everyone,

This is from a Lebanese text taking place in the countryside.
Does this mean a picnic basket? Or a bag full of supplies?

Thanks!

ونحن نتربّع فوق التراب الناعم ونستعد لفتح الزوادة

Proposed translations

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Packed lunch

The term زوادة means: A cloth-wrapped lunch, similar to a lunchbox, that people used to take to work in the past.
Peer comment(s):

agree Sara Mahran
4 hrs
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Launch bag/ Picnic bag

Yes it means what you said, it's food on the go.
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agree Mahmoud Elsayed
3 hrs
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tea / snack / early dinner / late afternoon meal

This is its meaning in my country.
It is the afternoon meal eaten around 4 PM.

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Or afternoon tea
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the food box

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food boxes can be breakfast, lunch, and dinner boxes. so it is more specific to say " food box"
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Travel Food/ Dinning

زوادة means “the food for our travel”, you can check this website for the meaning in Arabic:
https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/زوادة/#:~:text=1 - أمدَّه%20به%20%3A%2Dزوَّده,به%20%3A%2Dزوَّدتني%20الحياة%20بالتجارب.
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