Ploughman's lunch
Meaning: A cold pub meal of bread, cheese, pickle, and salad (British)
Traditional British pub meal: crusty bread, cheese (usually cheddar), pickle (often Branston), and salad. Simple, hearty.
Examples
- I'll have the ploughman's. 我要农夫午餐tomaré el ploughman'sプラウマンズをください플라우먼즈로 주세요.
- Good ploughman's lunch here. 这里的农夫午餐不错buen ploughman's lunch aquíここのプラウマンズランチは美味しい여기 플라우먼즈 런치 맛있어.
- Classic ploughman's. 经典农夫午餐ploughman's clásico定番のプラウマンズ정통 플라우먼즈.
- Ploughman's and a pint.农夫午餐配一品脱啤酒ploughman's y una pintaプラウマンズとビール一杯플라우먼즈와 맥주 한 잔.
Pronunciation
/ˈplaʊmənz lʌntʃ/
Usage Guide
Context: pub, lunch, traditional
Tone: traditional, rustic
✓ Do Say
- Ploughman's.农夫午餐ploughman'sプラウマンズ플라우맨즈
- Ploughman's lunch.农夫午餐ploughman's lunchプラウマンズランチ플라우맨즈 런치
- The ploughman's.农夫午餐el ploughman'sプラウマンズ플라우맨즈
✗ Don't Say
- Actually a marketing inventionActually a marketing invention(其实是营销发明的)En realidad es un invento del marketingActually a marketing invention(実はマーケティングの産物)사실은 마케팅용으로 만들어진 것
- But now traditionalBut now traditional(但现在已成为传统)Pero ahora es tradicionalBut now traditional(でも今は伝統的)하지만 지금은 전통 요리
Common Mistakes
- Modern invention (1950s) despite traditional feel
- Standard British pub food
Origin & History
Marketing invention from 1950s/60s by Cheese Bureau, though idea of farmer's cold lunch is older.
Etymology: From ploughman (field worker) + lunch
First recorded: Marketing term from 1950s/60s
Cultural Context
Era: 1950s/60s invention, now traditional
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: British pub culture; Classic pub lunch
Regional notes: British pub staple. Invented by Cheese Bureau as marketing.
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