loaf
A block of bread after bakingA block of bread after baking.
» She bought a loaf of bread.
Она купила буханку хлеба.
Вона придбала буханця хліба.
Meaning
5 sensesA block of bread after baking.
Laib, Laib Brot, Brot
буха́нкаbuxánka, бу́лкаbúlka, бато́нbatón
Any solid block of food, such as meat or sugar.
A solid block of soap, from which standard bar soap is cut.
A particular still life configuration with seven living cells.
(informal, slang)A catloaf.
- a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape
- a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
Examples
72 sentencesShe bought a loaf of bread.
Вона придбала буханця хліба.
ruОна купила буханку хлеба.
I baked a loaf of bread.
Я спік хлібину.
Tom sliced the loaf of bread.
Tom bought a loaf of bread.
Half a loaf is better than none.
deEin halbes Brot ist besser als keins.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
* From Middle English laf, lof, loof, from Old English hlāf (“bread; loaf”), from Proto-We* From Middle English laf, lof, loof, from Old English hlāf (“bread; loaf”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlaib, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz (“bread; loaf”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Old English hlifian (“to stand out prominently, tower up”).
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Forms
plural: loavesSynonyms
1 synonyms- a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating:loaf of bread
Word family
32 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- loaf of bread
- a loaf of
- bought a loaf