brunch

Everyday

A meal eaten in the late morning instead of breakfast and lunch, often bigger than breakfast. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life brunch is a weekend treat with pancakes, eggs, bacon, avocado toast or waffles, often at a café. In English lessons "brunch" is a good example of a blend word, made from "breakfast" and "lunch" (like smog = smoke + fog). Phrases: have brunch, Sunday brunch, go out for brunch.

Examples

• We had brunch at the café on Sunday. tree →
• Brunch is breakfast and lunch rolled into one. tree →
• For brunch we had pancakes and eggs. tree →
• "Brunch" is made by joining "breakfast" and "lunch". tree →
• Mum loves a lazy Sunday brunch. tree →
• We brunched at eleven and then went to the beach. tree →

Note

Countable or uncountable: "have brunch", "two brunches". A blend word (portmanteau). The verb is informal.