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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BREAD AND HONEY

Rhyming slang.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BREAD AND HONEY

bread and honey play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BREAD AND HONEY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bread and honey is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BREAD AND HONEY

bread
bread and butter
bread and circuses
bread basket
bread mould
bread poultice
bread pudding
bread roll
bread sauce
bread shop
bread-and-butter
bread-and-butter letter
bread-and-butter pudding
breadbasket
breadberry
breadbin
breadboard
breadbox
breadcrumb
breaded

WORDS THAT END LIKE BREAD AND HONEY

big money
black money
blood money
Clooney
coney
easy money
even money
honey
land of milk and honey
looney
manuka honey
money
on the money
paper money
phoney
prize money
Rooney
spending money
start-up money
Stoney

Synonyms and antonyms of bread and honey in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bread and honey» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BREAD AND HONEY

Find out the translation of bread and honey to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bread and honey from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bread and honey» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

面包和蜂蜜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pan y miel
570 millions of speakers

English

bread and honey
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रोटी और शहद
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الخبز و العسل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хлеб и мед
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pão e mel
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রুটি এবং মধু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pain et miel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Roti dan madu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Brot und Honig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パンとはちみつ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

빵과 꿀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Roti lan madu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bánh mì và mật ong
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரொட்டி மற்றும் தேன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रेड आणि मध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ekmek ve bal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pane e miele
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chleb i miód
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хліб і мед
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pâine și miere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψωμί και μέλι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

brood en heuning
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bröd och honung
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brød og honning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bread and honey

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BREAD AND HONEY»

The term «bread and honey» is very widely used and occupies the 15.766 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BREAD AND HONEY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bread and honey» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bread and honey» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bread and honey

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BREAD AND HONEY»

Discover the use of bread and honey in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bread and honey and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Warm Bread and Honey Cake
The combination of delicious recipes and a fascinating background text make this book a fantastic read and a must for any home cook looking to truly broaden their repertoire or with an interest in the culture of food.
Gaitri Pagrach-Chandra, 2009
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Brown Bread and Honey
The King loves to run and jump and ride his horse and he also loves to eat, and eat and eat . . . until he becomes too fat to have fun any more.
Pamela Allen, 2001
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Bread and Honey
People think Michael is strange. On the Anzac Day holiday he is forced to face up to his problems instead of running away.
Ivan Southall, 1970
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Eating bread and honey
In "Eating Bread and Honey", she celebrates this connection in her most sensual, lucid verse to date: a hymn to the human ability to feel through both emotional and physical senses.
Pattiann Rogers, 1997
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The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting
... shortly after his death: 'Mr Lincoln was very fond of honey. Whenever he went to Mr Short's house he invariably asked his wife for some bread and honey. And he liked a great deal of bee bread in it' (reprinted in Bees and Honey 6(1), 1989).
Eva Crane, 1999
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The New England Farmer
... or when I opened the door they pushed out in orrents ; I think therefore that the numerous body if bees, being so crowded together, in attempting o move became heated, a'fermentation took place n the bread and honey which compose their ...
Thomas Greene Fessenden, 1831
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Nothing More Comforting: Canada's Heritage Food
Tell. the. Bees. We. Need. Them. The King was in his Counting House, Counting out His Money The Queen was in the Parlour, Eating Bread and Honey Ancient nursery rhyme. B. eekeeping, that special skill of caring for and manipulating ...
Dorothy Duncan, 2003
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A History of Food
... Samhain, but with a communal meal consisting of honey and flour. The same foods are associated in the Russian Jewish celebrations of Rosh Hashanah, when the head of the household gives his children bread and honey as a good omen ...
Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat, 2009
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A Christmas Dinosaur
... 'Yes that is Luke, who is trying unsuccessfully to start a cook fire at the moment.' He laughed and hollered over at Luke. 'Luke! Don't take all night. I'd like some hot milk with my bread and honey. I don't want to have 49 A Christmas Dinosaur.
S. a. Jewell, 2011
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Jody: none
It occurred to one of us geniuses that since we had some bread and honey in the car, wouldn't it be fun to give some to the big brown bear in the lead? (We had purchased the honey as a souvenir because the brand was “Bradshaw's 3 Bear ...
Joanna Bradshaw, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BREAD AND HONEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bread and honey is used in the context of the following news items.
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Weekend Guide: July 2-8
Fresh produce, meat, eggs, bread and honey plus art and more. 417-365-5975. Sequiota Bike Shop Fourth of July Lawn Party, noon-7 p.m., ... «Springfield News-Leader, Jul 15»
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Restaurant review: Low-carbon cuisine at The Brakes Coffeehouse …
Bagels are from Bread and Honey on Madison Avenue, artisan bread from Woodstock's Bread Alone, and everything in the display case ... «Albany Times Union, Jun 15»
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July Calendar
Fresh produce, meat, eggs, bread and honey plus art and more. 417-365-5975. Fireworks at the Field, 9:30 p.m., Hammons Field, 955 E. «Springfield News-Leader, Jun 15»
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50TH ANNIVERSARY: We were there for first taste of Bread and
... 16 x 24 inches back then) following the event. Our headline? “Streetsville Founder's Day Bread and Honey Festival – a sweet success!” ... «Mississauga, Jun 15»
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Belmont Brewing Company Marks 25th Anniversary
Meals are served with warm bread and honey butter, and customers can order anything from classic Fish and Chips to Lobster Bisque soup, ... «Gazette Newspapers, Jun 15»
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Ye Olde Brothers Brewery catching on in Navarre (PHOTOS)
My guest's entree came with a loaf of brown bread and honey butter and a tossed salad with lettuce, cucumbers, mozzarella cheese and tomato ... «The Northwest Florida Daily News, Jun 15»
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Why do we love the Nazis so much?
And we can empathize with their home life, because they will go to the market and buy pork sausages and hard dark bread and honey, just like ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jun 15»
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Midsummer: Purge, Protect, & Burn Stuff
... many people follow the tradition of leaving out food, bowls of sweetened milk, bread and honey, wine, trinkets or other treats for the wee folks. «Patheos, Jun 15»
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VIDEO: Peel police 'street checks' policy under review amid public …
Mississauga Mayor and Peel Police Services Board member Bonnie Crombie, seen here taking part in last weekend's Bread and Honey ... «Mississauga, Jun 15»
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10 things to do in Mississauga for June 5 to 7
1. BREAD AND HONEY: Join the annual Bread and Honey Festival at Memorial Park in Streetsville. The events start at 4 p.m. Friday and run all ... «Mississauga, Jun 15»

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