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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespetit-déjeuner
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pə-ti-de-ʒœ-ne
"Je prends un croissant pour le petit-déjeuner."
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The first meal of the day, eaten after waking from the night's sleep.
"She always eats a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originates from Middle English 'brekfast', formed from the verb 'break' (referring to breaking the overnight fasting period) and the noun 'fast'. It dates back to the 15th century, evolving from a literal description of the morning meal into a standard lexical item denoting the first meal of the day.
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petit-déjeuner
Transliteration: pə-ti-de-ʒœ-ne
"Je prends un croissant pour le petit-déjeuner."
Frühstück
Transliteration: fryːʃtʏk
"Ich esse gerne Müsli zum Frühstück."
colazione
Transliteration: kolaˈtsjone
"Prendo un cappuccino e un cornetto a colazione."
desayuno
Transliteration: desaˈʝuno
"El desayuno es la comida más importante del día."
pequeno-almoço
Transliteration: pɨˈkenu awˈmosu
"Eu gosto de comer pão fresco ao pequeno-almoço."
नाश्ता
Transliteration: nāshtā
"मैंने सुबह के नाश्ते में परांठा खाया।"
早餐
Transliteration: zǎocān
"我每天早上都吃鸡蛋当早餐。"
아침식사
Transliteration: achim-siksa
"저는 아침식사로 빵과 우유를 먹습니다."
朝食
Transliteration: chōshoku
"毎朝、ご飯と味噌汁を朝食に食べます。"
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