postprandial

[ pohst-pran-dee-uh l ]

/ poʊstˈpræn di əl /

after a meal, especially after dinner: postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.

Origin of postprandial

1810–20; post- + Latin prandi(um) meal + -al¹

I was smoking my post-prandial cigar at the time, at peace with all the world.

The Right Stuff |Ian Hay
A good dinner solves many a difficulty, whilst the post-prandial cigar and a glass of grog, like faith, removes mountains.

Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland |Joseph Tatlow
Neither are the post-prandial habits of the two animals under consideration dissimilar.

Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 4, April 23, 1870 |Various
His translations from Symposius were probably intended for the post-prandial delectation of the monks.

History of English Humour, Vol. 1 (of 2) |Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange

From his perch on the blacksmith's anvil he spoke between the puffs of his post-prandial pipe.

Humorous Ghost Stories |Dorothy Scarborough

postprandial

/ (pəʊstˈprændɪəl) /

of or relating to the period immediately after lunch or dinner a postprandial nap

postprandial

[ pōst-prăn′dē-əl ]

Following a meal, especially dinner.