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breakfast food

American  

noun

breakfast foods plural
  1. a cold or hot cereal eaten chiefly for breakfast.


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Etymology

Origin of breakfast food

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

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At the sixth BagelFest, more than 2,000 devotees of New York’s most iconic breakfast food had lined up to try samples and schmears from local favorites and shops as far away as Denmark and Hawaii.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Bryan Lowder explains why it’s time to add the breakfast food to your dinner rotation.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2023

Notably, McDonald’s said in its announcement, the jam is the first sauce inspired by breakfast food to hit the company’s U.S. restaurants.

From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2023

It’s very nourishing brunch food — and lunch and breakfast food too, just not dinner.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2023

They tasted a new snack called Cracker Jack and a new breakfast food called Shredded Wheat.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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