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- [bred bas-kit, bah-skit]
- /brɛd ˈbæs kɪt, ˈbɑ skɪt/
- /bred ˈbɑː.skɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
Information block about the term
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
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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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