/Sounds like 'soh-breh-MEH-sah'/
The after-meal conversation — the time you spend lingering at the table talking, laughing, and letting the food settle. In Spain, sobremesa is a sacred social ritual; rushing away from the table after eating is almost rude.
"La sobremesa se alargó dos horas y nadie quería irse."
"En mi familia la sobremesa vale más que la comida misma. → The after-dinner conversation stretched two hours and nobody wanted to leave."
"In my family the after-meal chat is worth more than the meal itself."
/Sounds like 'soh-breh-MEH-sah'/
The after-meal conversation — the time you spend lingering at the table talking, laughing, and letting the food settle. In Spain, sobremesa is a sacred social ritual; rushing away from the table after eating is almost rude.
"La sobremesa se alargó dos horas y nadie quería irse."
"En mi familia la sobremesa vale más que la comida misma. → The after-dinner conversation stretched two hours and nobody wanted to leave."
"In my family the after-meal chat is worth more than the meal itself."