continental breakfast

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continental breakfast

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Named due to its popularity in continental Europe.

noun continental breakfasts

  1. A light breakfast, often as served in a hotel, usually consisting of cereal, juice, and pastries, but without any fried items.

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noun type of light breakfast

中文歐式早餐 /欧式早餐 Ōushì zǎocān
Italianocolazione continentale

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@misc{continental_breakfast_2026,
  title = {continental breakfast},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/continental%20breakfast},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}