natafelen
Language: Dutch · [ˈnaːˌtaːfələn] · Pronunciation: NAH-tah-fuh-luh
Pronunciation: marcel coenders · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Meaning
staying at the table to talk on after the meal — lingering
The story
Na is after, tafelen is to sit at table: the Dutch verb for staying put once the plates are empty and nobody moves to clear them. The talk at that point is the real dinner. English comes closest with lingering.
The four rounds
- Which language is it from?
- Dutch
- What does it literally say?
- After-tabling
- Where does it happen?
- At the table, long after dessert
- What does it mean?
- Staying at the table to keep talking
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