Definition of BRUNCH

brunch

Meanings

Plural: brunches

Noun

  • combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning
  • A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, and often consisting of typical foods from both of those meals.

Verb

  • eat a meal in the late morning
    • "We brunch in Sundays"
  • To eat brunch.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 13

brunch is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
brunch is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
brunch is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

brunch is a valid Words With Friends word