Brotzeit
German, noun/ˈbʁoːtˌt͡saɪ̯t/
Brotzeit is spelled B-R-O-T-Z-E-I-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 50,363rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Brotzeit is a German feminine noun meaning “A break in which a light meal (such as bread) is eaten” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Zwischenmahlzeit am späten Nachmittag”.
What does Brotzeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineA break in which a light meal (such as bread) is eaten.
- 2
feminineA light meal, as eaten in such a break.
Sie hat für die Reise eine Brotzeit mitgenommen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Zwischenmahlzeit am späten Nachmittag 2. das, was zur Zwischenmahlzeit gegessen und getrunken wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Brotzeit
- Brotzeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Brotzeit?
- /ˈbʁoːtˌt͡saɪ̯t/
- [ˈbʁoːtˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Brotzeit in German?
Brotzeit appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).