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brunch

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brunch

noun \ˈbrənch\

: a meal that combines breakfast and lunch and that is usually eaten in late morning

Full Definition of BRUNCH

:  a meal usually taken late in the morning that combines a late breakfast and an early lunch
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Origin of BRUNCH

breakfast + lunch
First Known Use: 1896

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with BRUNCH

bunch, crunch, hunch, lunch, munch, punch, scrunch

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