dinner - supper

[Цаца]

"dacha" - русскии термин

А еще babUshka - головной платок.

[Митяй]

У меня по книжкам и фильмам (вживую не припомню, чтобы кто-то употребял "supper") сложилось впечатление, что в Америке это "уст." термин, оставшийся в обиходе у выходцев из фермерских семей.

[Capricorn]

В чем разница у Американцев между "dinner" и "supper"?

Они часто взаимозаменяемы, однако слово supper часто указывает на вечерние часы приема пищи, в то время как слово dinner более общее (может быть в разное время), означающее основной прием пищи. Попросту говоря, те, кто едят всего один раз в день, - у них dinner, а те кто 3 раза - у них есть supper вечером.

Близко..

Supper is a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime. Dinner is the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday. However, in certain regions of the US (like the New England), the words are used interchangeably for the main evening meal

During the colonial days of US history, memoirs and letters mention only three meals daily-breakfast, tea and dinner. Apparently the urgency of making a farm produce in those days was so important, that work could only be stopped for two meals daily-breakfast & dinner, with a break in the afternoon for tea and a snack. Documents of the wealthy classes and European merchant classes mention supper as well, a meal taken before retiring, as dinner was usually eaten earlier than today--usually around 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon.

During the mid 1800s, mention is made of up to five meals a day, particularly among the wealthier classes both North & South (but especially in the Northern states). These meals were Breakfast, Luncheon, Tea, Dinner and Supper. Both Dinner and Supper parties were mentioned in letters and memoirs.

The dinner party was a more formal affair, that lasted for up to three hours (!), featuring many courses and agonizingly long conversations. It took up most of the late afternoon and evening. The supper party was usually given during a dance or entertainment, and consisted of a light meal late in the evening