petit déjeuner

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

See déjeuner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pə.ti de.ʒœ.ne/, (colloquial) /pə.ti deʒ.ne/ ~ /pə.ti dɛʒ.ne/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)
    • (Quebec) IPA(key): [p(ə)t͡si de.ʒœ.ne]

Noun

petit déjeuner m (plural petits déjeuners)

  1. (chiefly France, New Caledonia, Réunion, West Africa) breakfast (morning meal)
  2. (North America) a small or light breakfast

Usage notes

Outside of France, breakfast is referred to as déjeuner, although petit déjeuner would be understood.

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: pequeno-almoço (calque)
  • → Romanian: mic dejun (calque)
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