yantar

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *iantō, iantāre (“eat lunch”), from Latin iēntō, iēntāre. See iēntāculum (“the first meal of the day”).

Verb

yantar

1. to eat, dine
   • between 1140 and 1207, anonymous, Cid 1057:

     Con eſtos dos caual͠los a pͥeſſa va iãtando
     (normalized) Con estos dos cavallos a priessa va jantando

     With these two knights, he dines hastily

Noun

yantar f

1. food (especially a lunch or banquet)
   • 1236, Berceo, Vida de Santo Domingo de Silos :

     non vos menguará nunqua nin cena nin yantar

     He shall never reduce your dinner nor your lunch

Descendants

• Spanish: yantar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish yantar, from Vulgar Latin *iantāre (“to eat lunch”), from Latin iēntāre. See iēntāculum (“the first meal of the day”). Compare Portuguese jantar.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: yan‧tar

Verb

yantar (first-person singular present yanto, first-person singular preterite yanté, past participle yantado)

1. (archaic) to lunch, dine (eat lunch)
   • 1615, Cervantes, Don Quixote, 2nd part :

     Comed, amigo, y desayunaos con esta espuma, en tanto que se llega la hora del yantar.

     You can all eat, my friend, and break your fast with this broth, as we wait for the hour to lunch.

2. (archaic) to eat

Conjugation

Noun

yantar m (plural yantares)

1. (archaic) food

Further reading

• “yantar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014