munch
(noun) a large bite; “he tried to talk between munches on the sandwich”
Munch, Edvard Munch
(noun) Norwegian painter (1863-1944)
crunch, munch
(verb) chew noisily; “The children crunched the celery sticks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
munch (third-person singular simple present munches, present participle munching, simple past and past participle munched)
To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, and with the mouth closed — often used with on.
To eat vigorously or with excitement.
munch (plural munches)
A location or restaurant where good eating can be expected.
• Sally is having a breakfast munch at her place!
(colloquial) An act of eating.
(uncountable, slang) food.
(BDSM) A casual meeting for those interested in BDSM, usually at a restaurant. See Munch (BDSM).
Munch (plural Munches)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Munch is the 14299th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2093 individuals. Munch is most common among White (94.6%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Munch, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Munched; p. pr. & vb. n. Munching.] Etym: [Prob. akin to mumble: cf. also F. manger to eat (cf. Mange), and mâcher to cher (cf. Masticate). See Mumble.]
Definition: To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews provender; to chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls. [Formerly written also maunch and mounch.] I could munch your good dry oats. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
