square meal

Etymology


From ; this sense of (originally US) is possibly from the fact that square plates were used to serve food on ships.

Noun

 * 1)  A (nutritionally) complete and satisfying meal, especially one suitable for a person performing physical labour.

Translations

 * Belarusian: наедак
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Estonian: tõhus söömaaeg
 * Finnish: reilu ateria
 * French: ,
 * Italian: pasto completo
 * Portuguese: refeição completa