English Explanatory Dictionary

breakfast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
  2. A meal consisting of food normally eaten in the morning, which may typically include eggs, sausages, toast, bacon, etc.
  3. The celebratory meal served after a wedding (and occasionally after other solemnities e.g. a funeral).
  4. A meal eaten after a period of (now often religious) fasting.
verb
  1. To eat the morning meal.
  2. To serve breakfast to.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹɛk.fəst/ en-us-breakfast.ogg En-uk-breakfast.ogg /ˈbɹeɪkˌfæst/ /ˈbreɪkˌfɑːst/ /brek.fɑsʈ/ /ˈbrekfəsʈ/ /ˈbrɛkfəsʈ/

Word forms

breakfast breakfasts breakfasting breakfasted

Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

break one's fast

Related words

brunch jentacular

Derived words

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