This is the 4467th most frequent Catalan word.
menja
"Menja" means "food" or "a meal" in English.
The word 'menja' is used here as the third-person singular present indicative form of the verb 'menjar,' meaning 'to eat.' It indicates what 'he' is doing—eating.
Ell menja una poma.
He eats an apple.
In this sentence, 'menja' is again the third-person singular present indicative form of 'menjar.' It describes a habitual activity in a specific location.
De vegades, menja al restaurant de la cantonada.
Sometimes, he/she eats at the corner restaurant.
Here, 'es menja' is the reflexive form, indicating that he/she eats the entirety of the vegetables, emphasizing the action's completion.