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breakfast

break·fast
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [brek-fuh st]
    • /ˈbrɛk fəst/
    • /ˈbrekfəst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [brek-fuh st]
    • /ˈbrɛk fəst/

Definitions of breakfast word

  • variable noun breakfast Breakfast is the first meal of the day. It is usually eaten in the early part of the morning. 3
  • countable noun breakfast A cooked breakfast or a hot breakfast is a breakfast that consists of cooked food, such as bacon and eggs. 3
  • verb breakfast When you breakfast, you have breakfast. 3
  • noun breakfast the first meal of the day 3
  • noun breakfast (as modifier) 3
  • noun breakfast the food at this meal 3
See all 22 definitions of breakfast

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Origin of breakfast

First appearance:

before 1425
One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1425-75, breakfast is from the late Middle English word brekfast. See break, fast2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Breakfast

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Breakfast

breakfast popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

breakfast usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for breakfast

noun breakfast

  • brunch — Brunch is a meal that is eaten in the late morning. It is a combination of breakfast and lunch.
Just one Synonym for breakfast

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Related words

  • english breakfast

    An English breakfast is a breakfast consisting of cooked food such as bacon, eggs, sausages, and tomatoes. It also includes toast and tea or coffee.

  • bed-and-breakfast

    an accommodation offered by an inn, hotel, or especially a private home, consisting of a room for the night and breakfast the next morning for one inclusive price.

  • breakfast food

    any prepared cereal for breakfast

  • continental breakfast

    A continental breakfast is breakfast that consists of food such as bread, butter, jam, and a hot drink. There is no cooked food.

  • food

    any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, promote growth, etc.

  • bear claw

    a sweet, almond-flavored breakfast pastry made with yeast dough and shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling a bear's claw.
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