continental breakfast

noun

1. a light breakfast consisting typically of coffee and rolls. : CB

continental breakfast

noun

1. a light breakfast of coffee and rolls

Word History and Origins

Origin of continental breakfast¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

My continental breakfast—rolls, butter and coffee—was sent to my room and, for the first time in my life, I ate it in bed.

From Project Gutenberg

That breakfast was the exact opposite of a "Continental Breakfast."

From Project Gutenberg