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Meaning of bun | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
bʌn

Definitions

  1. Clipping of bunny (“rabbit”).
    abbreviation, alt-of, childish, clipping, colloquial
  2. bread (food made by baking cereal dough)
  3. marijuana cigarette, joint
    Caribbean, Multicultural-London-English, slang
  4. A Korean unit of length equivalent to about 0.3 cm.
  5. ISO 639-3 language code for Sherbro
  6. A surname from Khmer.
  7. Senses referring to baked goods.
  8. A small bread roll that is sweetened or spiced.
  9. Initialism of blood urea nitrogen.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
  10. A drunken spree.
  11. A bunny: a rabbit.
    archaic, dialectal
  12. bun (such as the kind used on a hamburger or hot dog)
  13. Senses referring to baked goods. A small bread roll that is sweetened or spiced
  14. A bread roll that is served with a savoury filling such as a hamburger or hot dog.
  15. have a bun on, Slang. to be intoxicated.
  16. A squirrel.
    archaic, dialectal
  17. money, dough
  18. A small bread roll that is sweetened or spiced
  19. Any bread roll.
    Northern-England, Northumbria, especially
  20. A cupcake.
    Ireland, Northern-England
  21. Slang. The part of one's back on which one rests in sitting.Used in plural:buttock (used in plural), derrière, posterior, rump, seat.
  22. The scut or tail of a hare.
    archaic, dialectal
  23. work, job
  24. A bread roll that is served with a savoury filling such as a hamburger or hot dog
  25. A roll of hair worn at the back of the head.
  26. a kind of sweet cake. a currant bun. bolletjie كَعْكَةُ زَبيب кръгла кифла bolinho buchta, sladká žemle das Korinthenbrötchen basse; bolle είδος γλυκίσματος bollo kukkel نوعی کیک شیرین pulla brioche לַחמָנִייָה מְתוּקָה पावबन pecivo s grožđicama molnárka roti manis panino dolce, ciambella 小型ロールパン 소형 롤빵 bandelė smalkmaizīte roti ban zoet broodje bolle bułeczka یو ډول خوږ کیک queque chec плюшка brioška kolaček kolačić bulle ขนมปังนุ่มรสหวาน çörek 小圓麵包 здобна булочка بند ، ڈبل روٹی bánh sữa nhỏ ...
  27. A dry stalk.
    archaic, dialectal
  28. Any bread roll
  29. An unsweetened round or oblong roll, used especially to hold a hamburger patty or a hot dog.
  30. A tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head.
  31. A newbie.
    Internet
  32. (Cookery) a small roll, similar to bread but usually containing sweetening, currants, spices, etc
  33. A young girl or woman.
    slang
  34. any of various types of small round sweet cakes
  35. A buttock.
    Canada, US, in-plural, slang
  36. (Hairdressing & Grooming) a hairstyle in which long hair is gathered into a bun shape at the back of the head
  37. The vagina.
    slang
  38. have a bun in the oven slang to be pregnant
    slang

Equivalents

العربية الكعكة
Български кок
বাংলা খোঁপা
Bosanski rodo topuz
Català monyó trossa
Deutsch Haarknoten Knoten
Ελληνικά κότσος
Suomi nuttura
Français biture bun chignon
Gaeilge cocán
Galego rodela rodo
ગુજરાતી અંબોડો
Hrvatski rodo topuz
Magyar konty
Bahasa Indonesia konde
Italiano crocchia
日本語 お団子 シニヨン 束髪
Kurdî bûn bûn kok kok pan pan tomate
Latina nodus tutulus
Македонски пунџа
Nederlands knot
Polski kok
Português coque
Српски rodo topuz
తెలుగు సింగం
Türkçe topuz
Українська пучо́к

Examples

“loose bun;   messy bun;   tight bun”
“The physician should evaluate for a history of tight ponytails, buns, chignons, braids, twists, weaves, cornrows, dreadlocks, sisterlocks, and hair wefts in addition to the usage of religious hair coverings.”
“nice buns;   tight buns”
“How 'bout I put my hot dog in your bun?”
“Wait. I can touch your boobs, stick my wiener in your bun, but I can't kiss you?”
“I'm just saying, you being a mama, it's time to clear the cobwebs. You know what I'm saying? Put a banana in the monkey. You know, hot dog in your bun.”
“She brought home two new buns to join the menagerie!”
“Man say that they spray the fire I fuck that shit, I drop the bun”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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