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?

Maybe it should be like 'a round of drinks' - so one slice for everyone who says yes.

But does the phrase predate toasters? What would 'a round' be if you're working with a toasting fork?

I'd be pissed off with anything less than 2 slices.

Slice is 1. Round is 2

So ask for 2 rounds...

Well quite! Two is a standard portion I'd have thought. So to me a round of toast would be 2 slices.

<Holds out for the MN competitive under eating klaxon to go off and be told if they ate 2 slices they wouldn't eat again until March.>

I’d say two slices - otherwise surely you’d just say, ‘a slice of toast.’

A round of toast is one slice but a round of sandwiches has two slices of bread, so one round of toasted sandwiches has two rounds of toast in it 🤯

I don't think I ever say slice. I always say round.

My mum always used to say 'a round' when asking how many sandwiches you wanted.

It drive me mad because I never knew what she meant and how many slices of bread were involved.
I still don't.

One slice.

2 slices is a round, 1 slice is a slice not a round.

A round
Toast - 1 slice
Sandwiches - 2 rounds of bread

1 piece of toast.

1 round = 1 slice

Just as 1 round of bread (untoasted) = 1 slice

For me a round of toast is making toast for a group.

If I offer to do a round of toast and people say yes, I'd ask if they wanted one or two slices.

I thought a round of toast is like a round of drinks - so enough toast for however many people are wanting it in the room e.g “let’s all have a round of toast”.

My mum is very much like Hyacinth Bucket.... we were always taught that a round of toast is one slice cut diagonally in half. Preferably served in a toast rack for guests to help themselves.

It's one slice of toast cut from a round bloomer loaf.

And if it was cut in half any other way it wouldn’t be a round?!

Why. A round means two slices of toast.

No it doesn't

Totally does

So the dictionary is wrong? 🤔

One slice.