preprandial
adjective/ˌpriːˈprændiəl/
/ˌpriːˈprændiəl/
[only before noun] (formal or humorous)- happening immediately before a meal
- a preprandial drink
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from pre- ‘before’ + Latin prandium ‘a meal’ + -al.Want to learn more?
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