picnic spread
- noun
- /ˈpɪknɪk sprɛd/
:
comida de picnic
- The family laid out a beautiful picnic spread on the grass, complete with sandwiches, fruits, and drinks.
Examples
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She prepared a delicious picnic spread with sandwiches, fruit, and lemonade.
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We enjoyed a lovely picnic spread by the lake.
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Ants quickly discovered the picnic spread, marching across the blanket in search of crumbs.
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We set out our picnic spread under the shade of a large oak tree.
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The picnic spread included sandwiches, fruits, and pastries.
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As they settled on the blanket, they admired the picnic spread filled with fresh salads and pastries.
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After hiking for hours, they enjoyed the picnic spread full of tasty snacks under the shade of a tree.
Synonyms
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Fully opened and stretched out over an area
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Morphology
Both constituents contribute directly to the meaning: 'picnic' (an outdoor meal) + 'spread' (a display/arrangement of dishes) yields an assortment of food laid out for a picnic. This noun–noun compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun picnic spread comes from the words picnic and spread. Imagine a blanket with plates, sandwiches and fruit laid out so everyone can help themselves: that laid-out food is a picnic spread, which is why the phrase means 'an assortment of food arranged and laid out for a picnic'.