colazione
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom Latin collātiōnem (“putting together, meeting”). Originally it was the name of the meal that monks ate after the evening meeting. Doublet of collazione.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcolazione f (plural colazioni, diminutive colazioncina or colazioncèlla or colazionétta, augmentative colazioncióna)
- breakfast
- Synonym: prima colazione
- fare colazione ― to have breakfast (literally, “to make breakfast”)
- 2006, Paola Magni, Stefano Carnazzi, Le pere di Pinocchio, Apogeo, page 18:
- Fare una buona colazione è importante.
- It’s important to have a good breakfast.
- lunch
- Synonym: seconda colazione
- light meal, collation
Derived terms
edit- colazione all'inglese (“full English breakfast”)
- fare colazione
- colazionare
Descendants
edit- → Alemannic German: kalaze
See also
editFurther reading
edit- colazione in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- colazione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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