Kummerspeck — Excess weight from emotional eating
/ KOO-mer-shpek /
German

Literally 'grief bacon'. The weight you gain from stress or emotional eating. One of the most darkly relatable German compound words.

jdoe · 2 hours ago · 2 comments
Palegg — Anything put on a slice of bread
/ PAH-leg /
Norwegian

A catch-all word for absolutely anything you put on a slice of bread — cheese, jam, cold cuts, sardines, leftovers. Norwegians are passionate about their pålegg.

wordsmith · 2 hours ago · 2 comments
Sobremesa — Time spent at the table after eating
/ so-breh-MEH-sah /
Spanish

The time after a meal spent in conversation and leisure. In Spanish culture, this is considered the most important part of any meal.

lexie · 2 hours ago · 2 comments