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protobrosis

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /pɹəʊtəˈbɹəʊsɪs/

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noun

Meaning 1

The first meal after a complete fast; the meal that ends or breaks a fast.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: no-plural

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- Ancient Greek βρῶσις (brôsis) English protobrosis From proto- + Ancient Greek βρῶσις (brôsis, “eating”).