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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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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

Sir Anthony Hopkins joins our Zoom interview drinking a cup of English breakfast tea.

From BBC Dec. 21, 2023

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

Marmite, coffee and croissants, and English breakfast and Assam tea… Paul A Young is known for his innovative chocolate flavours.

From The Guardian Mar. 31, 2020

They wanted English breakfast tea, superior rifles and ammunition, and a special brand of tobacco.

From The New North by Agnes Deans Cameron

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