What is ‘a round of toast’?

[NellBeau]

If someone says ‘a round of toast’ how many slices of bread would you assume that to be?

I’ve often heard people talk about rounds of toast but I’ve never actually known what a round is. I’ve always assumed it to mean 1 slice of bread. I thought a round was just another way of saying a slice.

My husband thinks a round of toast is two slices of bread because you can fit two slices in the toaster so one round of toasting yields two slices.

Now that does make sense but what about people who have a 4 slice toaster? My husband thinks people with a 4 slice toaster have 4 slices in their round. But I’m not sure that’s correct as you often hear about people having ‘2 rounds of toast’. No one would eat 8 slices, even 4 slices is a lot surely?

A round is 2 slices.

1 piece cut into two or four

Yep this - a round of drinks, or we'll have "toast all round".

One slice of toast

The word slice has become unrecognisable to me since starting this thread, weird when that happens.

I think a round of toast is one slice of bread toasted and cut in half. And then a slice of toast is one of those pieces.

So a slice of bread is double the size of a slice of toast which makes no sense but anyway, that’s mo.

A slice. It is not the same usage as a round of drinks.

I've often wondered this myself, but I'd probably say two.

2 slices.

1 piece = slice of toast
2 pieces = round of toast

Drink plurals are the same, 1 is a 'drink', more than 1 is a 'round'

I agree, toast is 2 slices for a round. A sandwich is 1 sandwich for a round which is 2 slices of toast.

When I was in hospital I ordered (not in the UK) toast and yogurt for breakfast and was very disappointed to receive only one slice of toast 😁

If I'm going to have toast, I have two slices (because, of course), but I would understand a 'round' to be one slice per person.

Two slices.

Its toast made from a milk roll loaf, silly 😊

A round of toast is absolutely, definitely two slices

The OED says that it's one slice, and that I was wrong that it's like a round of drinks, though in modern usage there's some overlap

I would have assumed a piece each for however many people are there, like a round of drinks.

One slice cut in half is a round. Nothing to do with toasters.

Two slices = round.

What sort of weirdos eat just one slice of toast?

A round of bread would be one slice of bread.

Two slices!

1 slice

Whatever the answer is it would be stupid to think it's 1, that makes no sense

It makes perfect sense, see above @AllThatFancyPaintsAsFair

One slice of toast.

2 slices, obviously. One slice isn’t going to touch your sides going down.

One slice of bread toasted and cut into halves (or quarters) is a round of toast.