What is the difference between brunch and breakfast?
brunch | breakfast |
A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, and often consisting of some foods that would normally be eaten at breakfast and some foods that would normally be eaten at lunch.
To eat brunch.
The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
* 1591 , Shakespeare, Henry VI, part 2 , act 1:
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, chapter=1 (by extension) A meal consisting of food normally eaten in the morning, which may typically include eggs, sausages, toast, bacon, etc.
A meal after fasting, or food in general.
* Dryden
To eat the morning meal.
* He breakfasted on pizza and Coke.
* Prior
To serve breakfast to.
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As nouns the difference between brunch and breakfast
is that brunch is a meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, and often consisting of some foods that would normally be eaten at breakfast and some foods that would normally be eaten at lunch while breakfast is the first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.As verbs the difference between brunch and breakfast
is that brunch is to eat brunch while breakfast is to eat the morning meal.brunch
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Noun
(es)Verb
See also
* ("brunch" on Wikipedia) ----breakfast
English
(wikipedia breakfast) , bacon, fried mushrooms and tomatoes, scrambled eggs and toast at a restaurant in (Singapore). These foods are eaten for breakfast in many countries.Noun
(en noun)- You should put more protein in her breakfast so she will grow.
- a sorry breakfast for my lord protector
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- We serve breakfast all day.
- The wolves will get a breakfast by my death.
Derived terms
* breakfast of champions * champagne breakfast * continental breakfast * deskfast * English breakfast * wedding breakfastSee also
* brunch * jentacularVerb
(en verb)- First, sir, I read, and then I breakfast .