Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

break-fast

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables: break--fast
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of breakfast (“meal eaten after fasting”).

Example Sentences

"Although Sukkot starts five days after Yom Kippur, have your break-fast guests join you in putting at least one piece of the sukkah in place, such as a board or nail, […]"

Inflected Forms

break-fasts (plural)

Questions

What does break-fast mean?: Alternative form of breakfast (“meal eaten after fasting”).

How to pronounce break-fast

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