breakfast area
- noun
- There's a lovely breakfast area with a view of the garden in our new home.
- kitchen with breakfast area
- breakfast area, family room
- table in the breakfast area
Examples
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In the breakfast area, a flowered pitcher held freshly squeezed orange juice.
Fiction book (1992) -
I joined her at the counter that separated the kitchen from the breakfast area.
Fiction book (1997) -
And come around here, and we have the nice big breakfast area for the kitchen.
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So from the breakfast area, looking outside, it's an outdoor harbour dock, boat deck.
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The round Formica table in the breakfast area of our kitchen didn't require a cloth.
Fiction book (1997) -
The breakfast area faced a large picture window overlooking the wooded backyard and the bird feeder.
Fiction book (1990) -
The kitchen and breakfast area face east, letting in plenty of morning light.
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I enjoyed my coffee in the cozy breakfast area next to the kitchen.
Synonyms
A space in a home or restaurant for eating meals
A small space near the kitchen with a table or seat where people eat breakfast
A small eating area next to a kitchen for casual meals
A room in a house where people eat meals together
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Morphology
The meaning 'a space for eating breakfast' is directly and transparently derivable from combining 'breakfast' (the morning meal) with 'area' (a space or part of a place). This straightforward noun+noun composition is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English compounding patterns, so a B1 learner knowing both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Breakfast area comes from the simple idea of a small area next to the kitchen where people eat breakfast, so it means a cozy spot for 'light meals' or morning coffee.