What does merienda in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word merienda in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use merienda in Spanish.

The word merienda in Spanish means snack, afternoon snack, tea, have a snack, thrash, whip, crush, destroy, bang, bone, bonk, free-for-all, scramble. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word merienda

snack, afternoon snack

nombre femenino (tentempié a media tarde)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les doy la merienda al salir del colegio.
I give them a snack when they finish school.

tea

nombre femenino (para celebrar) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Celebró su cumpleaños con una merienda para los amiguitos del colegio.
He celebrated his birthday with a tea with all his school friends.

have a snack

verbo intransitivo (cenar) (US)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Invité a los nuevos vecinos a merendar.
I invited the new neighbors to have a snack.

thrash, whip, crush, destroy

verbo pronominal (deportes: derrotar) (figurative: sport)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
¡El Barcelona se merendó al Manchester completo!
Barcelona utterly thrashed Manchester.

bang, bone, bonk

verbo pronominal (MX, coloquial, vulgar (tener sexo) (vulgar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Anoche me merendé un absoluto bombón.
Last night I boned a total hottie.

free-for-all, scramble

nombre femenino (España, incorrecto (descontrol, desorden)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cuando reparten los paraguas de promoción aquello se convierte en una merienda de negros.
When they distribute the promotional gifts, it turns into a free-for-all.

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