Question of the Day #573

"Schools, charities and groups of concerned citizens have been trying to tackle the issue by offering free dinners for pupils who may not even be getting one square meal a day in the holidays, community lunch clubs and, of course, the record high in use of food banks. "

From the 4th paragraph of this article at The Guardian.

上記の文で、square mealの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "square meal" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

《a ～》〔量的にも栄養的にも〕十分な［まともな］食事

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

a full or complete meal

Examples

• Inmates receive three square meals a day.
• You need a good square meal.
• ‘three square meals a day’
• They haven't had a square meal for four or five days. 
• You don't have to have three square meals a day. Times, Sunday Times (2008)

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