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pre-dawn breakfast

[priː-dɔːn ˈbrekfəst]
nounpl: pre-dawn breakfasts
café da madrugada
1. A meal eaten in the early morning hours before sunrise, typically consumed by those waking very early for work, travel, or religious observance
Farmers often have a pre-dawn breakfast before heading to the fields.
Os agricultores frequentemente comem um café da madrugada antes de ir para os campos.
2. An early morning meal eaten before the actual dawn breaks
The pilgrims gathered for a pre-dawn breakfast before beginning their journey.
Os peregrinos se reuniram para um café da madrugada antes de começar sua jornada.
Synonyms
early breakfastpredawn mealsunrise breakfastcrack-of-dawn breakfast
Antonyms
late breakfastmid-morning breakfastafternoon meal

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
café da madrugada
Most common usage in Brazil
São Paulo
café cedinho
Informal variant meaning 'very early coffee'
Portugal
pequeno-almoço de madrugada
Portuguese standard term for breakfast in early morning hours
Northeast Brazil
café da madrugada
Common in rural agricultural regions

Related Idioms & Phrases

up with the roosters
rise and shine
the early bird catches the worm
before the crack of dawn
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