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Picnic

Noun CEFR B2 Standard
ˈpɪknɪk

Definitions

  1. An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.
  2. The meal eaten at such a gathering.
  3. An easy or pleasant task.
  4. An entertainment at which each person contributed some dish to a common table.
  5. A cut of pork from the shoulder area (above the front leg) of a pig.

Equivalents

36 more languages
Българскипикник
Catalàpícnic
Češtinapiknik
Danskskovtur
Ελληνικάπικνίκ
Esperantopikniko
Gàidhligcuirm-chnuic
עבריתפיקניק
Magyarpiknik
Bahasa Indonesiapiknik
Italianopicnic
ქართულიპიკნიკი
Македонскиизлетпикник
Maltixalata
Nederlandspicknick
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪਿਕਨਿਕ
Polskipiknik
Portuguêspiquenique
Српскиizletизлет
Svenskapicknick
Tagaloghirakura
Türkçepiknik
Українськапікнік
Tiếng Việtdã ngoại

Examples

“We went out for a picnic in the forest.”
“We remind the guests that dealing with this problem is no picnic, and to be patient.”
“"Don't put your hand on me," said Uncle Henry irritably. "I'm crawling with lice. War would be a picnic if it wasn't for lice and dysentery. […]”
Smoked picnics of medium weights - from 6 to 8 pounds - are selling at wholesale at present for about half the price of fancy hams. Standard bacon of medium weights is another smoked product that is selling […]”
Smoked picnics (calas) are pork shoulders with the butt portion removed just beyond the knuckle bone. Shoulder butts are boneless […]”
Smoked picnics are sold whole and usually fully cooked. When sold boneless they are called pork shoulder roll. COOKING HAMS AND PICNICS Roasting : Roast a fully cooked ham or picnic according to […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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