bed and breakfast
See also: Bed and Breakfast and bed-and-breakfast
English
Alternative forms
- bed-and-breakfast, bed & breakfast
Etymology 1
bed + breakfast.From having a bed for the night and breakfast in the morning on offer.
Noun
bed and breakfast (plural bed and breakfasts)
- A private home, guesthouse, etc. where guests are provided overnight accommodations and served breakfast but usually no other meals.
- Coordinate terms: pension, motel, hotel, inn
Synonyms
- B&B (initialism)
- See also Thesaurus:lodging place
Derived terms
- bed-and-breakfast deal
- bed-and-breakfasting
- bed-and-breakfast transaction
Descendants
- → Danish: bed and breakfast c
- → Dutch: bed and breakfast n
- → French: bed and breakfast m
- → German: Bed and Breakfast n
- → Italian: bed and breakfast m
- → Japanese: ベッド・アンド・ブレックファスト (beddo ando burekkufasuto)
- → Spanish: bed and breakfast m
- → Swedish: bed-and-breakfast n
Translations
guesthouse providing breakfast
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Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Origin of darts score sense?”)
Noun
bed and breakfast (plural bed and breakfasts)
- (darts) A score of 26, made up of a score of 20, 1 and 5 in any order.
Synonyms
- B&B (initialism)
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English bed and breakfast.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛd em ˈbrɛk.fast/
Noun
bed and breakfast m (invariable)
- bed and breakfast (guesthouse)
- Synonym: (initialism) B&B
Spanish
Pronuciatiation
- IPA(key): /ˌbed ˌam ˈbɾeiɡfast/ [ˌbeð̞ ˌãm ˈbɾei̯ɣ̞.fast̪]
Noun
bed and breakfast m (plural bedes and breakfasts or bed and breakfast)
- bed and breakfast