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How to pronounce bun in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms roll
Type of bread, breadstuff, staff of life
Has types clover-leaf roll, coffee roll, crescent roll, croissant, frankfurter bun, hamburger bun, hamburger roll, hard roll, hotdog bun, kaiser roll, onion roll, parker house roll, soft roll, sweet roll, tea bread, bagel, vienna roll, beigel, brioche

Examples of bun

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The burger, served on a voluptuous brioche bun, is bigger than you might expect.
From the ocregister.com
It's called a protein style burger and replaces the bun with two lettuce leaves.
From the independent.co.uk
I find a little too much sweetness in the bun and in the toppings for my palate.
From the latimes.com
Place lettuce on bottom of bun, top with burger and serve with chipotle ketchup.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Place bun on the grill and toast for 2-3 minutes as you are cooking your burger.
From the chron.com
The Seattle Dog came on a toasted pretzel bun and was adorned with cream cheese.
From the thenewstribune.com
It's miserable, just a few bites of underseasoned, bland shellfish on a dry bun.
From the bloomberg.com
One Lincolnshire family has apparently kept a hot cross bun in a box since 1821.
From the guardian.co.uk
Plus a kimchi bun, featuring a mild edition of Korea's favorite pickled cabbage.
From the charlotteobserver.com
More examples
  • Small rounded bread either plain or sweet
  • (buns) buttocks: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
  • A bun is a small, usually sweet, bread. Commonly they are hand-sized or smaller, domed in shape, with a flat bottom. A bun can also be a savory bread roll similar to a bap or barmcake.
  • The blood urea nitrogen (BUN, pronounced "B-U-N") test is a measure of the amount of nitrogen in the blood in the form of urea, and a measurement of renal function. Urea is a substance secreted by the liver, and removed from the blood by the kidneys.
  • Rice vermicelli are thin noodles made from rice, sometimes also known as rice noodles or rice sticks. They should not be confused with cellophane noodles, which is another type of vermicelli.
  • A bun (also known as a bobtail) is a type of hairstyle, typically worn by women, where the hair is pulled back from the face, twisted or plaited, and wrapped in a circular coil around itself, typically on the back of the head or neck. ...
  • A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced; A tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head; A drunken spree; A newbie
  • (Buns) Some elderly ladies have buns on their heads. This is not a terrible deformity, the bun is actually rolled up hair in the shape of a currant bun.
  • (buns [possibly offensive]) the rear end; buttocks.