Kilo Lingo

breakfast

/ˈbrek.fəst/

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Translation

The first meal of the day, which people eat in the morning.

Word origin

From Middle English brekfast, meaning to break the fast after a night of not eating.

Origin
Middle English
Root
brekfast

Grammar

Gender
Pluralbreakfasts

Examples

seven.

"Breakfast" is the first meal of the day.

serves .

"Breakfasts" is the plural, meaning more than one breakfast.

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Here "breakfast" is the morning meal.

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This word is part of lesson 11.