Bath bun
Bath bun noun: a small, round baked good, having a bread-like consistency, topped with sugar or icing and sometimes small pieces of dried or candied fruit.
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Noun
Bath bun (plural Bath buns)
- A small, round baked good, having a bread-like consistency, topped with sugar or icing and sometimes small pieces of dried or candied fruit.
- [H]e felt hungry, so he bought a bath bun and ate it while he strolled along.1915, W. Somerset Maugham, chapter 103, in Of Human Bondage
Proper noun
the Bath bun
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- […] the old Bath Bun was simmering as he wrote it.1968, The British Journal of Photography, volume 115, page 3
- 'Nice that the Bath bun's out today.'2015, Sid Finch, The Little Book of Cockney Rhyming Slang
- Synonyms:
- Currant Bun
Synonyms of Bath bun
Forms of Bath bun
| plural | Bath buns |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bath bun |
Origin of Bath bun
From the English city of Bath, where it originated.
Questions about Bath bun
- What does Bath bun mean?
- Bath bun means a small, round baked good, having a bread-like consistency, topped with sugar or icing and sometimes small pieces of dried or candied fruit.
- What part of speech is Bath bun?
- Bath bun can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of Bath bun?
- The plural of Bath bun is Bath buns.
Words near Bath bun in the dictionary
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