Dejeuners

/dəˈʒɜnərz/ noun

Definition

Plural of dejeuner; multiple light meals or breakfast table services.

Etymology

The plural form of 'dejeuner' (from French 'déjeuners'), following standard English pluralization of French loanwords.

Kelly Says

The plural of a French word for breakfast suddenly becomes an English noun—this is how English grows by absorbing foreign words wholesale, especially fancy ones that sounded better in French.

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