noun

bread

bread

I need to buy a loaf of bread.

I need to buy a loaf of bread.

Would you like some bread with your soup?

Would you like some bread with your soup?

((uncountable)) bread We ate bread and cheese.

a loaf/slice of ((bread)) a countable unit of bread Can I have a slice of bread?

Synonyms: loaf, roll, baguette (types of bread)

From Old English 'bread', related to German 'Brot'. It's a common Germanic root word.

Imagine a baker kneading dough to 'breed' a loaf of bread. The words sound a bit similar.

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