I donât think itâs unique to Spanish culture to linger after a meal. Germans, French, Italians, Greeks, Turks do it as well. I think itâs more of an outlier to immediately pay the bill after oneâs last bite/sip and leave.
But is there a word for it?
Interesting, but why does this guy write like no one outside of Spain understands dining to socialize?
I canât speak for the other languages, but in German âEssen gehenâ is understood to include lingering at the table. Well, maybe my dad excluded. He never saw the point of hanging out afterwards, but he also didnât understand the âpointâ of appetizers
Plus, the headline says a âuniquely Spanish part of the meal,â not a âuniquely Spanish word for a part of a meal.â
Oh, interesting. I donât think thereâs an English word. Other than âcamping,â which is a pejorative.
I would blame the headline writer for that (who is almost certainly not the author of the article).