el
masculine
/desaˈʝuno/
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Translation
breakfast
Word origin
From the verb desayunar, formed from des- (reversal) plus ayuno ('fast'), from Latin ieiunium ('a fast, abstinence from food'). Breakfast is literally the breaking of the fast.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ieiunium
- English cognates
- jejune
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraldesayunos
Examples
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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
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I have coffee with milk for breakfast.
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The hotel breakfast is very good.
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We are going to make breakfast together.
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I do not have time for breakfast in the morning.
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