noun
bun
buhn
noun
1
A small round bread roll, often sweet, or used to hold a filling like a burger.
"She toasted the burger buns on the grill."
"He grabbed a currant bun for breakfast."
2
A roll of hair gathered and pinned at the back or top of the head.
"The dancer wore her hair in a tight bun."
verb
1
To gather and tie hair into a bun.
"She bunned her hair before the workout."
How to Use Bun
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small bread roll, or a rolled-up hairstyle.
Common pairings
burger bun
hair in a bun
currant bun
Word Forms
bunned past tense, bunned past tense, buns plural, buns plural, buns plural, bun plural, Buns plural, buns singular, buns singular
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Etymology
From Middle English "bunne," probably via Old French bugne ("bump, fritter"), ultimately from a Germanic root meaning "lump" or "clump."