Sunday roast

Sunday roast

/หŒsสŒndeษช หˆrษ™สŠst/
Noun Northern

Traditional British Sunday meal of roasted meat, roast potatoes, vegetables, and Yorkshire pudding.

Etymology & History

Traditional British Sunday meal of roasted meat, roast potatoes, vegetables, and Yorkshire pudding. Tradition from when joint of meat cooked slowly while family attended church. Working-class families would take meat to baker's oven. Central to British food culture, family gathering tradition.

Word Details

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Region
Northern England
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Era
Modern
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Language
Mild
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Formality
Slang
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