petit déjeuner

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French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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See déjeuner.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pə.ti de.ʒœ.ne/, (colloquial) /pə.ti deʒ.ne/, (colloquial) /pə.ti dɛʒ.ne/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)

Noun

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petit déjeuner m (plural petits déjeuners)

  1. (chiefly France, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Algeria, Morocco, West Africa) breakfast (morning meal)
  2. (North America) a small or light breakfast

Usage notes

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