bread โ a food made from flour, water, and yeast mixed together and baked
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a food made from flour, water, and yeast mixed together and baked
Pronunciation (IPA): /bred/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother makes the best bread in the neighborhood.
- He's so broke, he can't even afford bread!
- Teaching is my bread and butter.
bread
NOUN[/bred/]
a food made from flour, water, and yeast mixed together and baked
The baker pulls a warm loaf of bread from the stone oven at dawn.
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๐ณEtymology
Origin
Bread derives from Old English 'brรฉad', which originally meant 'fragment' or 'crumb'. The word evolved from Common Germanic roots and gradually shifted in meaning to denote the baked staple food we know today.
Breakdown
Old English 'brรฉad' (fragment/crumb) > Modern English 'bread' (baked grain product). The semantic shift reflects the word's evolution from describing pieces of broken food to the finished loaf itself.
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โMy grandmother makes the best bread in the neighborhood.โ
โHe's so broke, he can't even afford bread!โ
โTeaching is my bread and butter.โ
โThe bread was so stale, it could be used as a weapon!โ
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