"rockbun" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-rockbun.wav Forms: rockbuns [plural], rock bun [alternative]
Etymology: From rock + bun. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rock|bun}} rock + bun Head templates: {{en-noun}} rockbun (plural rockbuns)
  1. A type of pastry with a crusted sugar coating. Categories (topical): Cakes and pastries Synonyms: rock cake Related terms: piffy on a rock bun
    Sense id: en-rockbun-en-noun-NWyAZ3E2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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