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monkey-bread

monkey-bread is the alternative form of monkey bread.

Meaning of monkey bread

Noun

monkey bread (countable and uncountable, plural monkey breads)

  1. A type of gourd, the fruit of a baobab tree (Adansonia digitata), eaten by monkeys.
  2. The tree itself.
  3. (US) A soft, sweet, sticky pastry sprinkled with cinnamon, often served at fairs and festivals.

Forms of monkey-bread

pluralmonkey-breads

Questions about monkey-bread

What is monkey-bread the alternative form of?
Monkey-bread is the alternative form of monkey bread.

Words near monkey-bread in the dictionary

  1. monkey-ass
  2. monkey-branch
  3. monkey-branched
  4. monkey-branches
  5. monkey-branching
  6. monkey-bread
  7. monkey-breads
  8. monkey-cup
  9. monkey-cups
  10. monkey-ear tree
  11. monkey-ear trees

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