A continental breakfast is breakfast that consists of food such as bread, butter, jam, and a hot drink. There is no cooked food.
continental breakfast in British English
noun
a light breakfast of coffee and rolls
continental breakfast in American English
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a light breakfast, usually of rolls and coffee or tea, such as is typically eaten in some countries on the Continent
continental breakfast in Hospitality
(kɒntɪnɛntəl brɛkfəst)
Word forms: (regular plural) continental breakfasts
noun
(Hospitality (hotel): Food and drink, breakfast)
A continental breakfast is breakfast that consists of food such as bread, butter, jam, and a hot drink. Thereis no cooked food.
There is a continental breakfast with cereal, croissants, butter and jelly.
There is a choice of cooked breakfast or continental breakfast which can be served in your room.
A room service waiter brought a continental breakfast of rolls and coffee into the room.
Related wordsCompare continental breakfast with English breakfast, which is a breakfast that consists of cooked food such as bacon, eggs, and pancakes.
Examples of 'continental breakfast' in a sentence
continental breakfast
Then, after soaking in a hot bath, she'd ordered a continental breakfast to her room.
MacNeill, Alastair THE DEVIL'S DOOR
In other languages
continental breakfast
British English: continental breakfast /ˌkɒntɪˈnɛnt əl ˈbrɛkfəst/ NOUN
A continental breakfast is breakfast that consists of food such as bread, butter, jam, and a hot drink. There is no cooked food.
American English: continental breakfast
Arabic: إِفْطار كونتينتال
Brazilian Portuguese: café da manhã continental
Chinese: 欧陆式早餐
Croatian: kontinentalan doručak
Czech: kontinentální snídaně
Danish: morgenmad
Dutch: continentaal ontbijt
European Spanish: desayuno continental
Finnish: mannermainen aamiainen
French: petit-déjeuner continental
German: kleines Frühstück
Greek: ευρωπαϊκό πρωινό
Italian: colazione continentale
Japanese: ヨーロッパ大陸式の簡単な朝食
Korean: 대륙식의 아침식사
Norwegian: kontinental frokost
Polish: śniadanie kontynentalne
European Portuguese: pequeno-almoço continental
Romanian: mic dejun continental
Russian: континентальный завтрак
Latin American Spanish: desayuno continental
Swedish: kontinental frukost
Thai: อาหารเช้าแบบยุโรป
Turkish: çörek ve kahve ya da çaydan oluşan kahvaltı