bun

🇺🇸 /bʌn/ 🇬🇧 /bʌn/
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noun
R

a small round sweet cake

I ate a sweet bun with icing for breakfast.

R

a small round flat bread roll

The hamburger bun was soft and fresh.

R

hair twisted into a round shape on the head

She tied her hair in a neat bun for work.

R

the two sides of a person's bottom

He slipped on the ice and landed on his bun.

translation

n. a small round sweet cake; a small round flat bread roll; hair twisted into a round shape on the head; the two sides of a person's bottom

Word Forms

Plural buns