brunch

[ bruhnch ]
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noun
  1. a meal that serves as both breakfast and lunch.

verb (used without object)
  1. to eat brunch: They brunch at 11:00 on Sunday.

Origin of brunch

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; br(eakfast) + (l)unch

Other words from brunch

  • bruncher, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for brunch

brunch

/ (brʌntʃ) /


noun
  1. a meal eaten late in the morning, combining breakfast with lunch

Origin of brunch

1
C20: from br (eakfast) + (l) unch

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