pranzare
to have lunch
verb pran-DZAH-reh Rare
Origin: From Latin prandium, midday meal.
Usage Note
Pranzare is intransitive and takes the auxiliary avere in compound tenses: ho pranzato alle due — I had lunch at two. The related noun is il pranzo (lunch). In Italy, pranzo is traditionally the main meal of the day, eaten at midday.
Examples
"Pranziamo insieme oggi?"
Natural Translation
Shall we have lunch together today?
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