brunch

See also: Brunch

English

Etymology

Blend of breakfast +‎ lunch. Attested from 1895 in British English and from 1930 in the United States.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɹʌnt͡ʃ/, /bɹʌnʃ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ʌntʃ

Noun

brunch (countable and uncountable, plural brunches)

1. A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, and often consisting of typical foods from both of those meals.

   I normally have brunch at the café next to work.

   Let's do brunch sometime at the salad bar!

   Feeling a bit peckish, Sandra made herself some brunch with the leftovers in her fridge.

   • April 15 1993, Adam I. Lapidus, “The Front”, in Rich Moore, director, The Simpsons, season 4, episode 19, spoken by Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta):

     I discovered a meal between breakfast and brunch.

Derived terms

• brunchtime
• brunch word
• brunchy
• prebrunch

Descendants

• → Armenian: բրանչ (brančʻ)
• → Cantonese: 早午餐 (zou² ng⁵ caan¹)
• → Danish: brunch
• → Finnish: brunssi
• → French: brunch
• → German: Brunch
• → Georgian: ბრანჩი (branči)
• → Icelandic: bröns
• → Italian: brunch
• → Japanese: ブランチ (buranchi)
• → Korean: 브런치 (beureonchi)
• → Norwegian:

  Norwegian Bokmål: brunsj

  Norwegian Nynorsk: brunsj

• → Polish: brunch
• → Portuguese: brunch
• → Romanian: brunch
• → Russian: бранч (branč)
• → Spanish: brunch
• → Swedish: brunch
• → Yiddish: בראָנטש (brontsh)

Translations

a meal

Azerbaijani: qəlyanaltı (az) Chinese: Mandarin: 早午餐 (zǎowǔcān) (early lunch), 早午飯 / 早午饭 (zǎowǔfàn) Danish: brunch c Esperanto: matenlunĉo Finnish: brunssi (fi), aamulounas French: brunch (fr) m, déjeuner-diner (fr) m (Québec), déjeunette (fr) m (uncommon), déjeuner dinatoire m (rare), grand petit-déjeuner m (extremely rare), petit déjeuner-déjeuner m (extremely rare) Georgian: გვიანი საუზმე (gviani sauzme), ბრანჩი (branči) German: Brunch (de) m Hebrew: בוהריים (bohorayim) Hungarian: villásreggeli (hu), rebéd Icelandic: dögurður m, dagverður m, hábítur m, bröns m Italian: brunch (it) m, colanzo (it) m, colapranzo (it) m, pranzolazione (it) f Japanese: ブランチ (ja) (buranchi) Korean: 브런치 (beureonchi) Latvian: vēlbrokastis f pl Marathi: ब्रंच n (brañca) Norwegian: Bokmål: brunsj m Nynorsk: brunsj m Polish: brunch (pl) m Portuguese: brunch m, almoço (pt) m (Portugal, neologism, rare) Romanian: brunch (ro) n, dejun (ro) n (neologism, rare) Russian: бранч (ru) m (branč), по́здний за́втрак m (pózdnij závtrak) Spanish: brunch (es) m Swedish: brunch (sv) c, frunch (sv) c Thai: บรันช์ (bɔ̀-ran) Welsh: brecinio m Yiddish: בראָנטש m (brontsh), שפּעטער פֿרישטיק m (shpeter frishtik)

See also

• dunch
• linner
• lupper
• brinner
• brupper
• dinfast

Verb

brunch (third-person singular simple present brunches, present participle brunching, simple past and past participle brunched)

1. To eat brunch.

Further reading

• brunch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Danish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English brunch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɔnsj/, [ˈb̥ɹʌnɕ], [ˈb̥ʁʌnɕ]

Noun

brunch c (singular definite brunchen, plural indefinite bruncher)

1. brunch

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɔnˀsj/, [ˈb̥ɹʌnˀɕ], [ˈb̥ʁʌnˀɕ]

Verb

brunch

1. imperative of brunche

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrʏnʃ/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: brunch

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English brunch.

Noun

brunch m (plural brunchen)

1. a brunch

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

brunch

1. inflection of brunchen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English brunch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbruns/, [ˈbruns̠]
• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɑntʃ/, [ˈbrɑ̝n̪t̪ʃ]
• Rhymes: -uns

Noun

brunch (rare)

1. brunch

Declension

Inflection of brunch (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		brunch	brunchit
genitive		brunchin	brunchien
partitive		brunchia	bruncheja
illative		brunchiin	bruncheihin
		singular	plural
nominative		brunch	brunchit
accusative	nom.	brunch	brunchit
	gen.	brunchin
genitive		brunchin	brunchien
partitive		brunchia	bruncheja
inessive		brunchissa	bruncheissa
elative		brunchista	bruncheista
illative		brunchiin	bruncheihin
adessive		brunchilla	bruncheilla
ablative		brunchilta	bruncheilta
allative		brunchille	bruncheille
essive		brunchina	bruncheina
translative		brunchiksi	bruncheiksi
abessive		brunchitta	bruncheitta
instructive		—	brunchein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of brunch (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative brunchini brunchini accusative nom. brunchini brunchini gen. brunchini genitive brunchini brunchieni partitive brunchiani brunchejani inessive brunchissani bruncheissani elative brunchistani bruncheistani illative brunchiini bruncheihini adessive brunchillani bruncheillani ablative brunchiltani bruncheiltani allative brunchilleni bruncheilleni essive brunchinani bruncheinani translative brunchikseni bruncheikseni abessive brunchittani bruncheittani instructive — — comitative — bruncheineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative brunchisi brunchisi accusative nom. brunchisi brunchisi gen. brunchisi genitive brunchisi brunchiesi partitive brunchiasi brunchejasi inessive brunchissasi bruncheissasi elative brunchistasi bruncheistasi illative brunchiisi bruncheihisi adessive brunchillasi bruncheillasi ablative brunchiltasi bruncheiltasi allative brunchillesi bruncheillesi essive brunchinasi bruncheinasi translative brunchiksesi bruncheiksesi abessive brunchittasi bruncheittasi instructive — — comitative — bruncheinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative brunchimme brunchimme accusative nom. brunchimme brunchimme gen. brunchimme genitive brunchimme brunchiemme partitive brunchiamme brunchejamme inessive brunchissamme bruncheissamme elative brunchistamme bruncheistamme illative brunchiimme bruncheihimme adessive brunchillamme bruncheillamme ablative brunchiltamme bruncheiltamme allative brunchillemme bruncheillemme essive brunchinamme bruncheinamme translative brunchiksemme bruncheiksemme abessive brunchittamme bruncheittamme instructive — — comitative — bruncheinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative brunchinne brunchinne accusative nom. brunchinne brunchinne gen. brunchinne genitive brunchinne brunchienne partitive brunchianne brunchejanne inessive brunchissanne bruncheissanne elative brunchistanne bruncheistanne illative brunchiinne bruncheihinne adessive brunchillanne bruncheillanne ablative brunchiltanne bruncheiltanne allative brunchillenne bruncheillenne essive brunchinanne bruncheinanne translative brunchiksenne bruncheiksenne abessive brunchittanne bruncheittanne instructive — — comitative — bruncheinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative brunchinsa brunchinsa accusative nom. brunchinsa brunchinsa gen. brunchinsa genitive brunchinsa brunchiensa partitive brunchiaan brunchiansa brunchejaan brunchejansa inessive brunchissaan brunchissansa bruncheissaan bruncheissansa elative brunchistaan brunchistansa bruncheistaan bruncheistansa illative brunchiinsa bruncheihinsa adessive brunchillaan brunchillansa bruncheillaan bruncheillansa ablative brunchiltaan brunchiltansa bruncheiltaan bruncheiltansa allative brunchilleen brunchillensa bruncheilleen bruncheillensa essive brunchinaan brunchinansa bruncheinaan bruncheinansa translative brunchikseen brunchiksensa bruncheikseen bruncheiksensa abessive brunchittaan brunchittansa bruncheittaan bruncheittansa instructive — — comitative — bruncheineen bruncheinensa

Synonyms

• brunssi

Further reading

• “brunch”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English brunch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁœnʃ/, (Quebec) /bʁɔnʃ/

• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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• Audio (France (Agen)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

brunch m (plural brunches)

1. brunch

Related terms

• bruncher

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

brunch

Wikipedia ^it

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English brunch.

Noun

brunch m (invariable)

1. brunch

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

brunch

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English brunch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrant͡ʂ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ant͡ʂ
• Syllabification: brunch

Noun

brunch m inan

1. brunch

Declension

Declension of brunch

	singular	plural
nominative	brunch	brunche
genitive	brunchu	brunchów
dative	brunchowi	brunchom
accusative	brunch	brunche
instrumental	brunchem	brunchami
locative	brunchu	brunchach
vocative	brunchu	brunche

Further reading

• brunch in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English brunch.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Porto Alegre) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɐ̃.t͡ʃe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɐ̃.t͡ʃɨ/

Noun

brunch m (plural brunches)

1. brunch (meal eaten later than breakfast and earlier than lunch)

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English brunch.

Noun

brunch n (plural brunch-uri)

1. brunch

Declension

Declension of brunch

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	brunch	brunchul		brunch-uri	brunch-urile
genitive-dative	brunch	brunchului		brunch-uri	brunch-urilor
vocative	brunchule			brunch-urilor

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

brunch

Wikipedia ^es

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English brunch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾant͡ʃ/ [ˈbɾãnʲt͡ʃ]
• Rhymes: -antʃ

Noun

brunch m (plural brunchs)

1. brunch

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Further reading

• “brunch”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

brunch

Wikipedia ^sv

Etymology

From English brunch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɵnɧ/
• Rhymes: -ɵnɧ

Noun

brunch c

1. brunch

Declension

Declension of brunch

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	brunch	brunchs
	definite	brunchen	brunchens
plural	indefinite	bruncher	brunchers
	definite	bruncherna	brunchernas

Synonyms

• frunch

References

• brunch in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• brunch in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)