The first meal of the day, eaten in the morning.
From “break” + “fast,” literally meaning the meal that breaks the overnight period of not eating. The phrase was shortened and fused into a single word over time.
Every morning you “break your fast” from the night without even thinking about it—the word hides the story of hours spent not eating. Breakfast isn’t just a meal; it’s a tiny daily ending to a tiny daily fast.
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