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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

Over time, it’s become less of a single-use breakfast food and more of a catch-all solution.

From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026

I’ve been intermittent fasting for almost 15 years, so I don’t eat breakfast, but I love breakfast food.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025

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

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2023

I grab a muffin from the tray of breakfast food that someone brought us, and sit across from her.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

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