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continental breakfast

con·ti·nen·tal break·fast
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kon-tn-en-tl brek-fuh st]
    • /ˌkɒn tnˈɛn tl ˈbrɛk fəst/
    • /ˈkɒn.tɪ.nənt ˈbrekfəst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kon-tn-en-tl brek-fuh st]
    • /ˌkɒn tnˈɛn tl ˈbrɛk fəst/

Definitions of continental breakfast words

  • countable noun 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. 3
  • noun continental breakfast a light breakfast of coffee and rolls 3
  • noun continental breakfast a light breakfast, usually of rolls and coffee or tea, such as is typically eaten in some countries on the Continent 3
  • noun 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. 3
  • noun continental breakfast a light breakfast consisting typically of coffee and rolls. Abbreviation: CB. 1
  • noun continental breakfast pastry, coffee, juice 1
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Origin of continental breakfast

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Continental breakfast

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

continental breakfast popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for continental breakfast

noun continental breakfast

Just one Synonym for continental breakfast

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