banquet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈbæŋkɪt/ (obsolete)
- băngˈkwĭt
- /ˈbæŋkwɪt/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bankiz Proto-West Germanic *banki Lombardic bankbor. Italian banco Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Italian -etto Italian banchettoder. Middle French banquetbor. Middle English banket English banquet From Middle English banket, from Middle French banquet, from Italian banchetto (“light repast between meals, snack eaten on a small bench”, literally “a small bench”), from banco (“bench”), from Lombardic *bank, *panch (“bench”), from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench”). Akin to Old High German bank, banch (“bench”), Old English benċ (“bench”). More at bank, bench. The unetymological /w/ resulted from spelling-pronunciation.
Meanings
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A large celebratory meal; a feast.
The thrill of discovery quickly wore off. TV crews and reporters were soon scurrying frantically to satisfy the medium’s insatiable appetite for novelty, sometimes achieving massive inanity instead. During coverage of the first great banquet, correspondents—who had not been given menus—variously described those little orange balls decorating the table’s center as pomegranates, oranges or JellO. (They were actually North China tangerines.)
1972 March 6, “China Coverage: Sweet and Sour”, in Time:And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Esther 5:4:True, worthy Banquo; he is full so valiant, And in his commendations I am fed; / It is a banquet to me.
c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iv]:Who goes to dine must take his feast / Or find the banquet mean; / The table is not laid without / Till it is laid within.
c. 1870, Emily Dickinson, “(please specify the chapter or poem)”, in M[abel] L[oomis] Todd and M[illicent] T[odd] Bingham, editors, Bolts of Melody, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Row, published 1945, page 229:[T]he hazels rose / Tall and erect, with milk-white clusters hung, / A virgin scene! — A little while I stood, / Breathing with such suppression of the heart / As joy delights in; and, with wise restraint / Voluptuous, fearless of a rival, eyed / The banquet, […]
1798, [William Wordsworth], “Nutting”, in Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems, London: […] J[ohn] & A[rthur] Arch, […], →OCLC:So comes a Reck’ning when the Banquet’s o’er, / The dreadful Reck’ning, and Men ſmile no more.
[1715], [John] Gay, The What D’Ye Call It: A Tragi-comi-pastoral Farce, London: […] Bernard Lintott […], →OCLC, Act II, scene ix, page 40:And the sun, even as you and I and all there is, sits in equal honour at the banquet of the Prince whose door is always open and whose board is always spread.
1933, Kahlil Gibran, The Garden of the Prophet:
- A ceremonial dinner party for many people.
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(archaic) A dessert; a course of sweetmeats.
At Inverkeithing the teetotalers objected to this profligate expenditure, so the Provost and magistrates manfully paid for their “cookies” out of their own pockets. At Dunse, instead of a cake and wine banquet, there was “a fruit conversazione,” whatever that may be.
1874, Saturday Review: Politics, Literature, Science and Art:Wee'll dine in the great roome, but let the muſick / And banquet be prepar'd here.
c. 1624–1625 (date written), Philip Massinger, The Vnnaturall Combat. A Tragedie. […], London: […] E[dward] G[riffin] for Iohn Waterson, […], published 1639, →OCLC, Act III, scene i:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bankette | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| banquets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
after-banquet · banquet trolleyen · banqueteer · banquet roll · banqueteering · banquet burger · banquetlike
Descendants
Synonyms
Translations (162)
nn bankett (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ota ضیافت (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · eo bankedo (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · gd cuirm (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · rup ziafeti (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · es banquete (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · el ευωχία (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ur جَشْن (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · izh pito (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · gl festín (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · it banchetto (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · hi दावत (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ro praznic (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · de Festmahl (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ja 宴会 (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · uz bazm (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · tg зиёфат (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · lv bankets (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · uz ziyofat (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · nl banket (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · is stórveisla (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ta விருந்து (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · rup uspets (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · eo festeno (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ka ლხინი (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · eu oturuntza (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ms jamuan (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ru пиру́шка (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · bg пир (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · fr festin (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · vi yến tiệc (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · fa-ira وَلیمِه (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · fi juhla-ateria (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ja バンケット (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · grc εὐωχία (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · it pranzo festivo (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · et bankett (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · da middag (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · cs hostina (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · be пір (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ro banchet (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ky банкет (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · tt туй (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · is matarveisla (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ota بزم (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · nl feestmaal (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ur دَعْوَت (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · nl feestdis (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · uk банке́т (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ko 연회 (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · tg базм (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ro chef (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · fa-ira جَشْن (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ug بانكېت (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · lt banketas (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ky той (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · grc δαίς (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · hy խնջույք (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · mi kaihaukai (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · nb bankett (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ka ბანკეტი (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ar مَأْدُبَة (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · id banket (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · gd fleadh (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · cmn 宴會 /宴会 (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · de Gastmahl (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · pt banquete (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ota طوی (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · fi kestit (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · kw gwledh (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · hu díszebéd (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · es convite (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · mnc ᠰᠠᡵᡳᠨ (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · cy gwledd (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · fa-ira بَزْم (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · gl comedela (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · sv bankett (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · tr toy (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · de Festessen (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ja 饗宴 (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · pl biesiada (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · alt той (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · gl banquete (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · uz banket (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · da banket (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · vo lefided (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ru пир (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · be банке́т (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ka ნადიმი (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · gd bangaid (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · hy քեֆ (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · is fjöldaveisla (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · id andrawina (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · gu જમણવાર (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · uk пир (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · cy gloddest (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · la festum (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · de Bankett (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · sq banket (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ca banquet (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · hi भोज (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · gl convite (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ar ضِيَافَة (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · he מִשְׁתֶּה (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · gv fleah (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ru пи́ршество (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · kk банкет (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · cmn 盛宴 (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · tg ҷашн (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · hi प्रीतिभोज (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · la unctum (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · tr ziyafet (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · sq çabulle gosti (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · hu lakoma (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · gu મિજબાની (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · sa उत्सव (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · pl bankiet (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · gd fèisd (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · kmr ziyafet (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · sw hafla (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ur ضِیافَت (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ug زىياپەت (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · tg валима (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ur بَزْم (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · es comida festiva (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · la epulum (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · fr banquet (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · hu bankett (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · cmn 筵席 (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ro ospăț (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · fi banketti (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · zdj karamu (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ru банке́т (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · kk той (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · th งานเลี้ยง (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · sk hostina (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · sh ба̀нке̄т (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ps بزم (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · mt ikla (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ar وَلِيمَة (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · hu díszvacsora (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · az ziyafət (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · la daps (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · got 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐍃 (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · mk банкет (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · gv cuirrey (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · sh bànkēt (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · kk зияпат (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · sl banket (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · bg банке́т (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · tk toý (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · vi đại tiệc (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ru пра́зднество (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · fa-ira ضِیافَت (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · grc εἰλαπίνη (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · uk бенке́т (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ga fleá (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ro festin (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ms perjamuan (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ro masă (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ru пра́зднование (large celebratory meal — see also feast) · ga cóisir (large celebratory meal — see also feast)