1550s, "basket for holding bread," from bread (n.) + basket (n.). Slang meaning "stomach" is attested from 1753, especially in pugilism.
Brazzaville
brb
breach
bread
bread-and-butter
bread-basket
breadth
breadwinner
break
breakable
breakage
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