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English breakfast

American  

noun

  1. a hearty breakfast typically including eggs, bacon or ham, toast, and tea or coffee.


Etymology

Origin of English breakfast

First recorded in 1800–10


Example Sentences

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“I never thought I’d love the sea in Hong Kong so much. I only realised this when I arrived in the UK,” she said, as she tucked into a full English breakfast.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024

Creamers and milk are best paired with any blend of black tea, be it English breakfast tea, Darjeeling or Earl Grey teas.

From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2024

A stack of blueberry pancakes, a wheel of Camembert cheese, sushi rolls, tacos, paella and a full English breakfast are all cozy socks you can wear around the house.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

A coronation celebration package that includes accommodations, car transfers from the airport, daily English breakfast, a bottle of Champagne and a five-course dinner at the Lanesborough Grill is available as well.

From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023

He at once wished me good-bye, and with his two boys went off, leaving me to partake of poached eggs and coffee—quite an English breakfast.

From The Purple Land by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson

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