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means A room set aside for eating meals, especially in a school or workplace, where food is bought or brought and consumed communally at shared tables.

from A straightforward compound of 'lunch' (itself short for 'luncheon,' a word whose own origin is murky, possibly tied to a Spanish word for a thick slice or chunk of food) plus 'room.' The combined word emerged as institutions like schools, factories, and offices grew large enough to need a dedicated space for the midday meal — a plain, functional label for a surprisingly unplain social arena.