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Added 10 October 2026

brunch

/bɹʌnt͡ʃ/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about brunch at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, often in a leisurely, festive, and/or social way, and often consisting of typical foods from both of those meals.
I normally have brunch at the café next to work.

verb

To eat brunch.
To serve brunch to.

Origin

Blend of breakfast + lunch. Attested from 1895 in British English and from 1930 in the United States.

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