"hot cross bun" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hot cross bun.wav Forms: hot cross buns [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌn Head templates: {{en-noun}} hot cross bun (plural hot cross buns)
  1. A bun, made with yeast and containing spices, currants and candied fruit, with a cross marked on the top, traditionally eaten on Good Friday in Christian countries. Wikipedia link: hot cross bun Categories (topical): Foods Translations (a type of a bun): paasbolletjie (Afrikaans), panino di Pasqua [masculine] (Italian)

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