colazione

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin collātiōnem (putting together, meeting). Originally it was the name of the meal that monks ate after the evening meeting. Doublet of collazione.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ko.latˈt͡sjo.ne/
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  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: co‧la‧zió‧ne

Noun

colazione f (plural colazioni, diminutive colazioncina or colazioncèlla or colazionétta, augmentative colazioncióna)

  1. breakfast
    Synonym: prima colazione
    fare colazioneto 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.
  2. lunch
    Synonym: seconda colazione
  3. light meal, collation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Alemannic German: kalaze

See also

Further reading

  • colazione in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • colazione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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