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tiger bread

tiger bread noun: a bread made with sesame oil and with a pattern baked into the top made by painting rice paste onto the surface prior to baking.

Noun

tiger bread (uncountable)

  1. A bread made with sesame oil and with a pattern baked into the top made by painting rice paste onto the surface prior to baking.

Synonyms of tiger bread

Origin of tiger bread

From the pattern's resemblance to the coat of a tiger.

Questions about tiger bread

What does tiger bread mean?
Tiger bread means a bread made with sesame oil and with a pattern baked into the top made by painting rice paste onto the surface prior to baking.
What part of speech is tiger bread?
Tiger bread is a noun.

Words near tiger bread in the dictionary

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  2. tiger beetle
  3. tiger beetles
  4. tiger bench
  5. tiger blood
  6. tiger bread
  7. tiger cage
  8. tiger cages
  9. tiger cat
  10. tiger cats
  11. tiger chair

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