Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

continental breakfast

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: con-ti-nen-tal break-fast
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Named due to its popularity in continental Europe.

Inflected Forms

continental breakfasts (plural)

Synonyms

petit dejeuner

Questions

What does continental breakfast mean?: A light breakfast, often as served in a hotel, usually consisting of cereal, juice, and pastries, but without any fried items.
Where does continental breakfast come from?: Named due to its popularity in continental Europe.

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