Mexican breakfast

noun

A breakfast consisting of a cigarette and a glass of water.

Meanings

nounMexican breakfast (plural Mexican breakfasts)

plural Mexican breakfasts

  1. USidiomaticA breakfast consisting of a cigarette and a glass of water.

Origin

Supposedly because it is all that Mexicans can afford.

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APA

Mexican breakfast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican%20breakfast

MLA

“Mexican breakfast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican%20breakfast. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mexican breakfast,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mexican%20breakfast.

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