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bread
/brɛd/
A1 noun Food & Drink
🇪🇸 Spanish (EU): pan
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Definition

🇬🇧 English
noun

A food made from flour, water, and usually yeast, baked in an oven. It is one of the most common foods in the world.

Definición

🇪🇸 Spanish (EU)

Masa a base de harina y agua endurecida por cocción al horno.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

Uncountable noun. You cannot say 'a bread' or 'breads'. Instead say 'a slice of bread', 'a loaf of bread', or 'some bread'. Common collocations: bread and butter, brown bread, white bread, bread roll.

Cultural Notes

Bread has been a staple food in English-speaking countries for centuries. 'Breaking bread' with someone means sharing a meal as a sign of friendship. 'The best thing since sliced bread' means something very good or useful — an expression that started in the 1920s.

Example Sentences

He spreads butter on the bread.

"He spreads butter on the bread."

🇪🇸 "Unta mantequilla en el pan."

She took a slice of bread.

"She took a slice of bread."

🇪🇸 "Cogió una rebanada de pan."

Fill in the Blank 🇬🇧 English

He spreads butter on the ___.

Practice Quiz

1. How do you ask for bread correctly?
2. 'A loaf of bread' means:

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