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jentacular

adj
/d͡ʒɛnˈtækjʊlə/UK/d͡ʒɛnˈtækjəlɚ/US

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin iēntāculum (“breakfast (particularly taken right after getting up)”) + English -ar (suffix meaning ‘of, near, or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Iēntāculum is derived from ientō (a variant of ieientō (“to have breakfast”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ- (“to sacrifice; to worship”)) + -culum (diminutive suffix).

  1. derived from *h₁yaǵ-✻ — “to sacrifice; to worship”
  2. learned borrowing from iēntāculum — “breakfast (particularly taken right after getting up)”

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to breakfast

    Of or pertaining to breakfast; specifically, one taken early in the morning or immediately upon getting up.

    • I took a post-jentacular walk to settle my stomach.
    • To valetudinarians and others the following method of making coffee for breakfast is earnestly recommended, as a most wholesome and pleasant jentacular beverage, first ordered by an able physician.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA