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Added 8 October 2026

bun

/bʌn/ symbol

In Latin: tutulus, nōdus Wiktionary

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ISO 639-3 language code for Sherbro.

noun

Senses referring to baked goods. A small bread roll that is sweetened or spiced.
A small bread roll that is sweetened or spiced.
A bread roll that is served with a savoury filling such as a hamburger or hot dog.

verb

To form (the hair) into a bun.

noun

Clipping of bunny (“rabbit”).
She brought home two new buns to join the menagerie!
A bunny: a rabbit.
A squirrel.

Origin

From Middle English bunne (“wheat cake, bun”), from Anglo-Norman bugne (“bump on the head; fritter”), from Old French bugne (hence French beignet), from Frankish *bungjo (“little clump”), diminutive of *bungu (“lump, clump”), from Proto-Germanic *bungô, *bunkô (“clump, lump, heap, crowd”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ- (“thick, dense, fat”). Cognate with Dutch bonk (“clump, clot, cluster of fruits”). More at bunch.

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