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breadbasket

bread·bas·ket
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bred-bas-kit, -bah-skit]
    • /ˈbrɛdˌbæs kɪt, -ˌbɑ skɪt/
    • /ˈbredbɑːskɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bred-bas-kit, -bah-skit]
    • /ˈbrɛdˌbæs kɪt, -ˌbɑ skɪt/

Definitions of breadbasket word

  • noun breadbasket a basket for carrying bread or rolls 3
  • noun breadbasket an area or region that provides most of the food for a country 3
  • noun breadbasket a region that supplies much grain 3
  • noun breadbasket the stomach or abdomen 3
  • noun breadbasket a basket or similar container for bread or rolls. 1
  • noun breadbasket an agricultural area that provides large amounts of food, especially grain, to other areas. 1

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Origin of breadbasket

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 Breadbasket

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

breadbasket 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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Synonyms for breadbasket

noun breadbasket

  • tummy — stomach: The baby had a pain in his tummy.
  • belly — The belly of a person or animal is their stomach or abdomen. In British English, this is an informal or literary use.
  • gut — the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it. Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
  • guts — the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it. Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
  • paunch — a large and protruding belly; potbelly.

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