breakfast
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breakfast
- /ˈbɹɛk.fəst/
- /ˈbɹeɪkˌfæst/ US
- /ˈbreɪkˌfɑːst/ UK
Where it 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”).
noun breakfasts
- The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning. You should put more protein in her breakfast so she will grow.
- A meal consisting of food normally eaten in the morning, which may typically include eggs, sausages, toast, bacon, etc. We serve breakfast all day.
- The celebratory meal served after a wedding (and occasionally after other solemnities e.g. a funeral).
- A meal eaten after a period of (now often religious) fasting. The wolves will get a breakfast by my death.
verb breakfasts · breakfasting · breakfasted
- To eat the morning meal. May 14, 1689, Matthew Prior, epistle to Fleetwood Shephard Esq. First, sir, I read, and then I breakfast.
- To serve breakfast to. By seven-thirty she had breakfasted them, provided each with a packed lunch and Thermoses of coffee and tea
Similar: break one's fast
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: petit dejeuner, brunch, lunch, lunchtime, luncheon, dinner, meal, lunchbox, coffee, soup, oatmeal, eating, eat, baby, morning, host
verb
Similar: break one's fast
Translations
Every language
noun first meal of the day
| Español | desayuno, parva |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아침 achim, 아침밥 achimbap, 아침 식사 achim siksa, 조반 joban, 조식 josik |
| 日本語 | 朝食 chōshoku, 朝御飯 asagohan, 朝飯 asameshi |
| 中文 | 早飯 /早饭 zǎofàn, 早餐 zǎocān |
| हिन्दी | नाश्ता nāśtā, कलेवा kalevā |
| Kiswahili | chakula cha asubuhi, kiamsha kinywa, kifungua kinywa, staftahi |
| Português | café da manhã, pequeno-almoço, desjejum, mata-bicho |
| Français | petit déjeuner, déjeuner |
| Deutsch | Frühstück |
| Italiano | colazione, prima colazione |
| Ελληνικά | πρωινό proïnó, πρόγευμα prógevma |
| Română | mic dejun |
| Русский | за́втрак závtrak |
| Tiếng Việt | bữa sáng |
| العربية | إِفْطَار ʔifṭār, فَطُور faṭūr |
| עברית | ארוחת בוקר, אֲרוּחָת בֹּקֶר arukhát bóker |
verb to eat the morning meal
| Español | desayunar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아침을 먹다 achim-eul meokda, 아침밥을 먹다 achimbab-eul meokda, 아침 식사를 하다 achim siksa-reul hada, 아침을 드시다 achim-eul deusida, 아침을 잡수시다 achim-eul japsusida, 아침밥을 잡수시다 achimbab-eul japsusida |
| 日本語 | 朝食を摂る chōshoku o toru |
| Português | desjejuar, tomar o café da manhã, tomar o pequeno-almoço |
| Français | prendre le petit-déjeuner |
| Deutsch | frühstücken |
| Italiano | fare colazione |
| Ελληνικά | προγευματίζω progevmatízo |
| Română | lua micul dejun |
| Русский | за́втракать závtrakatʹ, поза́втракать pozávtrakatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | ăn sáng |
| العربية | فَطَرَ faṭara |
Talk about this word "breakfast." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/breakfast. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. breakfast. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/breakfast "breakfast." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/breakfast.Cite this
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title = {breakfast},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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