brunch C2+ Topic:Food & Drink US /brʌntʃ/ UK /brʌntʃ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a late-morning meal combining breakfast and lunch They met for a leisurely Sunday brunch downtown. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a late-morning meal... mealbreakfastluncheon Word family Related forms breakfastlunch Etymology AI details A late-19th-century blend (portmanteau) of breakfast and lunch, coined in British university slang. Topics Food & Drink External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # brunch **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /brʌntʃ/ **IPA (UK):** /brʌntʃ/ ## Meanings 1. a late-morning meal combining breakfast and lunch ## Examples - They met for a leisurely Sunday brunch downtown. ## Synonyms - meal - breakfast - luncheon ## Related Forms - breakfast - lunch ## Etymology A late-19th-century blend (portmanteau) of breakfast and lunch, coined in British university slang. ## AI Etymology Brunch is a noun and verb meaning "a late-morning meal combining breakfast and lunch". Historically, it is a late-19th-century blend (portmanteau) of breakfast and lunch, coined in British university slang. The visible construction is part of the etymology: brunch is not just an unanalyzed simple word. Close English family members include breakfast, and lunch. This keeps the modern noun and verb sense tied to the formation history behind it. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown