English → Latin
“repast” in Latin
cibusfood, fodder; nourishment, sustenance; mealprandiumany meal; foddercēnadinner, supper, principal meal (anciently taken at noon, afterwards later); gwestva (a duty levied by Welsh kings twice capiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm; to take on, adopt; to hold, to contain
The English word repast itself goes back to Latin pāscō, through repastus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
repast
cibus (general term): prandium (at or before mid-day): cena (a principal meal): to take a repast, cibum sumere or capere. A moderate repast, cibus modicus. Vid: also MEAL.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for repast?
- The usual Latin words for “repast” are cibus, prandium, cēna; also capiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.