Collation (meal) of Louis XIV used the term collation to refer to light meals in general. In British English today, a collation is likewise a light meal, offered to guests when there is insufficient time for fuller entertainment. It is often rendered cold collation in reference to the usual lack of hot or cooked food. The Polish word "kolacja" ("supper") is a derivation. In modern Italian, the two small meals are the "prima colazione" (breakfast) and "seconda colazione" (lunch). The word "colazione" itself in the general language now means "breakfast" (whereas the English "break their fast" for breakfast; lunch is "pranzo" in
Tea (meal) Kingdom (namely North of England, North and South Wales, the English Midlands, Scotland, and in some rural and working class areas of and in Northern Ireland) people in these areas traditionally call their midday meal "dinner" and their evening meal "tea" (served around 6 pm), whereas the upper social classes would call the midday meal "lunch" or "luncheon" and the evening meal (served after 7 pm) "dinner" (if formal) or "supper" (if informal). This differentiation in usage is one of the classic social markers of English (see U and non-U English). However, in most of the south of England, the