breekvasten

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From breken (“to break”) +‎ vasten (“fast”), i.e. to break the nightly fast. Cognate to English breakfast.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbreːkˌfɑs.tə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: breek‧vas‧ten

Noun

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breekvasten n (plural breekvastens, diminutive breekvastentje n)

  1. (rare, dialectal) breakfast
    Synonyms: ontbijt, ochtendmaal, vroegkost, vroegstuk
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