"bonnag" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bonnags [plural]
Etymology: From Manx [Term?]. Compare Irish bonnóg (“bannock, scone”), based on Latin pānicum (“millet”). Doublet of bannock. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|gv}} Manx [Term?], {{cog|ga|bonnóg|t=bannock, scone}} Irish bonnóg (“bannock, scone”), {{der|en|la|pānicum|t=millet}} Latin pānicum (“millet”), {{doublet|en|bannock}} Doublet of bannock Head templates: {{en-noun}} bonnag (plural bonnags)
  1. (chiefly Isle of Man) A flat cake, sometimes made with dried fruit. Categories (topical): Foods

Inflected forms

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