brunch

C2+ Topic:Food & Drink
US /brʌntʃ/ UK /brʌntʃ/
noun verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a late-morning meal combining breakfast and lunch

    They met for a leisurely Sunday brunch downtown.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a late-morning meal... mealbreakfastluncheon
Word family
Related forms breakfastlunch

Etymology

A late-19th-century blend (portmanteau) of breakfast and lunch, coined in British university slang.

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