Banquet — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a ceremonial dinner party for many people

a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɑːɹbˈɑːksaɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈapəɹəlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈapəɹəlɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /kɑːɹbˈɑːksaɪd/.

Examples

a banquet for the graduating seniors
the Thanksgiving feast
they put out quite a spread

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

feast junket spread

Parts of Speech

noun	a ceremonial dinner party for many people
noun	a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed “a banquet for the graduating seniors”
verb	provide a feast or banquet for
verb	partake in a feast or banquet

Word Forms

banquet	verb	provide a feast or banquet for
feast	verb	provide a feast or banquet for
feast	noun	an elaborate party (often outdoors)
banquet	noun	a ceremonial dinner party for many people
feasting	noun	eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bankett

für viele Menschen eine feierliche Dinnerparty

🇪🇸Spanish

banquete

una cena ceremonial para muchas personas

🇮🇹Italian

banchetto

una cena cerimoniale per molte persone

🇳🇱Dutch

banket

voor veel mensen een ceremonieel etentje

🇵🇹Portuguese

banquete

um jantar cerimonial para muitas pessoas

🇷🇺Russian

банкет

торжественный званый обед для многих людей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भोज

कई लोगों के लिए एक औपचारिक रात्रिभोज पार्टी

🇧🇩Bengali

ভোজ

অনেক লোকের জন্য একটি আনুষ্ঠানিক ডিনার পার্টি

🇮🇳Tamil

விருந்து

பலருக்கு ஒரு சடங்கு இரவு விருந்து

🇮🇳Telugu

విందు

చాలా మందికి ఒక ఆచార విందు

🇮🇳Marathi

मेजवानी

अनेक लोकांसाठी एक औपचारिक डिनर पार्टी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભોજન સમારંભ

ઘણા લોકો માટે ઔપચારિક ડિનર પાર્ટી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಔತಣಕೂಟ

ಅನೇಕ ಜನರಿಗೆ ವಿಧ್ಯುಕ್ತ ಔತಣಕೂಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിരുന്ന്

നിരവധി ആളുകൾക്ക് ഒരു ആചാരപരമായ അത്താഴ വിരുന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਾਅਵਤ

ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਰਸਮੀ ਡਿਨਰ ਪਾਰਟੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ضیافت

بہت سے لوگوں کے لیے ایک رسمی ڈنر پارٹی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

宴会

为多人举办的隆重晚宴

🇯🇵Japanese

バンケット

大勢の人が集まる儀式的な晩餐会

🇰🇷Korean

연회

많은 사람들이 모이는 만찬

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bữa tiệc

một bữa tiệc nghi lễ dành cho nhiều người

🇹🇭Thai

งานเลี้ยง

งานเลี้ยงอาหารค่ำแบบพิธีการของใครหลายๆ คน

🇮🇩Indonesian

perjamuan

pesta makan malam seremonial untuk banyak orang

🇵🇭Filipino

piging

isang ceremonial dinner party para sa maraming tao

🇲🇾Malay

jamuan

majlis makan malam istiadat untuk ramai orang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مأدبة

حفل عشاء احتفالي لكثير من الناس

🇮🇷Persian

ضیافت

یک مهمانی شام تشریفاتی برای بسیاری از افراد

🇹🇷Turkish

ziyafet

birçok insan için törensel bir akşam yemeği partisi

🇮🇱Hebrew

סְעוּדָה

מסיבת ארוחת ערב חגיגית עבור אנשים רבים

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