breakfast bar

noun

: a raised counter in a kitchen that has room alongside for seating and is used for eating light meals

The large kitchen has a long breakfast bar and a sitting area with French doors onto a back deck.

Elizabeth Gehrman

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of breakfast bar was in 1890

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“Breakfast bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breakfast%20bar. Accessed 29 Nov. 2022.

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