sobremesa
nounColloquial
A Peninsular Spanish slang term. Browse all Spanish slang.
What it means
The long conversation that continues at the table after a meal has finished. Not slang exactly, but untranslatable and central enough to Spanish life to belong here.
Literally: Over-table.
Examples with translations
La sobremesa duró más que la comida.
The after-lunch conversation lasted longer than the meal itself.
Nos quedamos de sobremesa hasta las seis.
We sat talking at the table until six.