déjeuner

See also: dêjeuner and déjeûner

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From dé- + jeûner (un fast (to break fast)) or from a Vulgar Latin *disieiūnāre, *disjejūnāre, from Late Latin ieiūnāre, jejūnāre, present active infinitive of ieiūnō, jejūnō, from Latin ieiūnus, jejūnus. Compare Spanish desayunar, Occitan dejunar. Doublet of dîner.

Verb

déjeuner

  1. (formal) to lunch, to eat lunch, to have lunch
  2. to have breakfast
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Nominalization of the above verb.

Noun

déjeuner m (plural déjeuners)

  1. (France) lunch, luncheon
  2. (outside of France) breakfast
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