Bun
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A bun is a sweet or plain small bread or a round roll. It can be consumed as-is, made into a sandwich, or designed to be cut in half and filled with ingredients. "Bun" can also refer to a kind of filled dumpling, such as Chinese baozi.
[edit] Types of bun
- Bath bun
- Belgian bun
- Cinnamon bun
- Chelsea bun
- Colston bun
- Hamburger bun
- Hot cross bun
- Hot dog bun
- London bun
- Mantou - Chinese steamed bun
- Saffron bun
- Spiced bun
In Northern England, "bun" refers to a small cake, elsewhere called a fairycake, or cupcake.
[edit] Other meanings
- Bun is also type of rice vermicelli served in Vietnamese cuisine.
- "Bun" may also refer to a hairstyle in which the hair is pulled back and tied up in the shape of a bun.
- Bun is a commune of the Hautes-Pyrénées département, in southwestern France.
- "Bun" is a candy bar manufactured by Pearson's.
- "BUN" may also refer to Blood Urea Nitrogen, a common lab test ordered by physicians.
- In North American English, "buns" is a slang term for the buttocks. It can also mean breasts.
- "Bun" is also an internet slang meaning newbie, formed by reversing nub. "Bunned" has also come to mean essentially the same as Pwned.
- Bun also means the smoking of cannabis in some parts of Canada. From the word Burn
