déjeuner à la fourchette

American  

[dey-zhœ-ney a la foor-shet] / deɪ ʒœ neɪ a la furˈʃɛt /

noun

French.

plural

déjeuners à la fourchette

1. a luncheon or light meal, especially one at which eggs, meat, etc., are served.

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Etymology

Origin of déjeuner à la fourchette

Literally, “lunch with the fork”

Example Sentences

We alighted to take a déjeuner à la fourchette at Puzzuoli, and then went to visit the temple of Jupiter Serapis, which is a vast edifice and tho' in ruins very imposing.

From After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 by Frye, Major W. E

The American breakfast has, I believe, long been a subject of irony to the foreign observer; but the American breakfast is an ascetic meal compared with the French déjeuner à la fourchette.

From The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 by Various

So far, so good, but his déjeuner à la fourchette at eleven or twelve is not always unobjectionable from a hygienic standpoint.

From The Myrtle Reed Cook Book by Reed, Myrtle

This fatiguing work being at last finished, I returned to the house, where I took a good déjeuner à la fourchette in company with the priest, and then set out with my black guide.

From A Woman's Journey Round the World by Pfeiffer, Ida

At present, it strikes me that the lady of the lawn is getting to be impatient, and the déjeuner à la fourchette, that I have had the precaution to order, is probably waiting our appearance.

From Home as Found by Cooper, James Fenimore