bread-basket

bread-bas·ket

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bred bas-kit, bah-skit]
- /brɛd ˈbæs kɪt, ˈbɑ skɪt/
- /bred ˈbɑː.skɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bred bas-kit, bah-skit]
- /brɛd ˈbæs kɪt, ˈbɑ skɪt/

Definitions of bread-basket word

noun bread-basket a basket or similar container for bread or rolls. 1
noun bread-basket an agricultural area that provides large amounts of food, especially grain, to other areas. 1
noun bread-basket Slang. a person's stomach or abdomen. 1
adjective bread-basket of, relating to, or characteristic of a geographical breadbasket: Iowa is a breadbasket state. 1

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Origin of bread-basket

First appearance:

before 1545

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1545-55; bread + basket

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Parts of speech for Bread-basket

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bread-basket popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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