picnic

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
  2. noun any undertaking that is easy to do
  3. noun any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion

Etymology

Borrowed from French pique-nique.

In classic literature

Synonyms

field day, outing

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