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Brunch
Brunch (/brʌntʃ/) is a combination of breakfast and lunch, and regularly has some form of alcoholic drink served with it. It is usually served anytime before 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The word is a portmanteau of breakfast and lunch.
Etymology
The word brunch is a blend of 'breakfast' and 'lunch'. The term was coined in Britain in 1895 by writer Guy Beringer to describe a Sunday meal for "Saturday-night carousers".
Related Terms
- Breakfast: The first meal of a day, most often eaten in the early morning before undertaking the day's work.
- Lunch: A meal eaten around midday. It is usually of moderate size and often has several courses.
- Meal: An eating occasion that takes place at a certain time and includes prepared food.
- Portmanteau: A linguistic blend of words in which parts of multiple words are combined into a new word.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Brunch
- Wikipedia's article - Brunch
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