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breakfast.

The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɹɛk.fəst//ˈbɹeɪkˌfæst/General-American/ˈbreɪkˌfɑːst/Received-Pronunciation
  1. The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.

    countable · uncountable
    You should put more protein in her breakfast so she will grow.
    I had an early dinner because the breakfast in this hostel is superb.
  2. A meal consisting of food normally eaten in the morning, which may typically include eggs, sausages, toast, bacon, etc.

    broadly · countable · uncountable
    We serve breakfast all day.
  3. The celebratory meal served after a wedding (and occasionally after other solemnities e.g. a funeral).

    countable · uncountable
  4. A meal eaten after a period of (now often religious) fasting.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English brekefast, brekefaste, equivalent to break + fast (literally, "to end the nightly fast"), likely a variant of Old English fæstenbryċe, (literally, "fast-breach"). Cognate with Dutch breekvasten (“breakfast”).

verb/ˈbɹɛk.fəst//ˈbɹeɪkˌfæst/General-American/ˈbreɪkˌfɑːst/Received-Pronunciation
  1. To eat the morning meal.

    intransitive
  2. To serve breakfast to.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English brekefast, brekefaste, equivalent to break + fast (literally, "to end the nightly fast"), likely a variant of Old English fæstenbryċe, (literally, "fast-breach"). Cognate with Dutch breekvasten (“breakfast”).

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