breekvasten

Dutch

Etymology

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

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

Noun

breekvasten n (plural breekvastens, diminutive breekvastentje n)

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