bun en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /bən/ (Wales)
- /bʌn/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /bɐn/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /bʊn/ (Ireland, Northern-England)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- Senses referring to baked goods. ▸ A small bread roll that is sweetened or spiced.
- Senses referring to baked goods. ▸ A bread roll that is served with a savoury filling such as a hamburger or hot dog.
- (Northern-England, Northumbria, especially) Senses referring to baked goods. ▸ Any bread roll.
- (Ireland, Northern-England) Senses referring to baked goods. ▸ A cupcake.
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A roll of hair worn at the back of the head.
loose bun; messy bun; tight bun
The physician should evaluate for a history of tight ponytails, buns, chignons, braids, twists, weaves, cornrows, dreadlocks, sisterlocks, and hair wefts in addition to the usage of religious hair coverings.
2021, Becky S. Li, Howard I. Maibach, Ethnic Skin and Hair and Other Cultural Considerations, page 154:
- (UK, slang) A drunken spree.
- (Internet) A newbie.
- (slang) A young girl or woman.
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(Canada, US, in-plural, slang) A buttock.
nice buns; tight buns
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(slang) The vagina.
I'm just saying, you being a mama, it's time to clear the cobwebs. You know what I'm saying? Put a banana in the monkey. You know, hot dog in your bun.
2019 Hot Blood, Hot Thoughts, Hot Deeds, Empire season 5 episode 13How 'bout I put my hot dog in your bun?
1996, Richard Sandomir, Life for Real Dummies: A Reference for the Totally Clueless, page 5:Wait. I can touch your boobs, stick my wiener in your bun, but I can't kiss you?
2015, Rachelle Ayala, Whole Latte Love, page 169:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bunn | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| buns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
rock bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · occipital bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · Boston bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · sticky bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · honeybun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · burger bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · horse bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · fun in a bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · currant bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · Kitchener bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · finger bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · bun-headed (mostly other "bun" meanings) · cream bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · bunhead (mostly other "bun" meanings) · fun on a bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · bunless (mostly other "bun" meanings) · bun fight (mostly other "bun" meanings) · bun stock (mostly other "bun" meanings) · biscuit bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · man bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · cinnamon bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · Burlington bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · cop the bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · pineapple bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · hot cross bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · bun in the oven (mostly other "bun" meanings) · Chelsea bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · penny bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · rockbun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · black bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · couldn't organise a bun fight in a bakery (mostly other "bun" meanings) · Bath bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · bunny (mostly other "bun" meanings) · have a bun in the oven (mostly other "bun" meanings) · hot dog bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · bao bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · chow mein bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · honey bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · bun-fight (mostly other "bun" meanings) · chip bun (mostly other "bun" meanings) · bunlike (mostly other "bun" meanings)
Descendants
Synonyms
Translations (187)
gl cornecho (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · arz كحكة (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · ja 束髪 (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · sh зѐмичка (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · ro chiflă (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · sh žȅmlja (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · de Semmel (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · sh zèmička (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · es bollo (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · gv bonnag (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · sk drdol (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · fi nuttura (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · gl chicho (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · tr topuz (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · es mollete (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · id konde (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · ja シニヨン (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · cmn 饃 /馍 (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · ca monyo (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · gl bolo (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · de Dutt (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · yi בולקע (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · yi זעמל (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · bg сими́д (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · bg ки́фла (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · kw torthell (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · ta பொங்கியப்பம் (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · nan-hbl 包仔 (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · ru са́йка (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · sq simite (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · sv bulle (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · eo hartubero (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · es rodete (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · be бу́лачка (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · cmn 饅頭 /馒头 (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · nv tsiiyééł (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · izh muna (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · pl kołaczyk (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · bg запо́й (a drunken spree) · fo bolli (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · pt coque (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · ca trossa (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · gl rodela (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · pl drożdżówka (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · sh žèmička (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · nrf chîngnon (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · da bolle (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · mi pūtiki (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · tr çörek (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · cmn 小麵包 /小面包 (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · uk пучо́к (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · ru пья́нка (a drunken spree) · lt ragelis (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · io chiniono (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · es bolla (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · de Knoten (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · hu konty (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · is bolla (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · nrf ban'se (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · he לחמנייה \ לַחְמָנִיָּה (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · de Brötchen (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · ru плю́шка (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · de Haarknoten (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · gv doss (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · kw torthell (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · cmn 小圓麵包 /小圆面包 (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · sl žemljica (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · fr petit pain (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · sl žemlja (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · nv bááh nímazí ʼałtsʼáálgizhígíí (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · it crocchia (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · mk земичка (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · ota چورك (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · ar كَعْكَة (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · gv bunnag (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · tt күмәч (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · be пучо́к (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · szl żymła (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · fr chignon (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · yi קאָקס (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · ga pocaid (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · la nōdus (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · hi छोटी मीठी ब्रेड (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · nan-hbl 麭 /𮮆 (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · ca brioix (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · eo bulko (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · nl bol (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · es gallofa (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · dlm pizariaul (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · nv bááh nímazí (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · lv bulciņa (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · vo bodül (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · nb bolle (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · cmn 包子 (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · bn খোঁপা (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · ja お団子 (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · as খোঁপা (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · ru бу́лочка (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · be са́йка (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · pl bułka (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · dlm pizaraul (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · fa بولکی (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · uk бу́лочка (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · mk пунџа (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · lv maizīte (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · be бу́лка (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · nl bolletje (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · bg кок (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · sh же̏мља (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · fi pulla (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · uk бу́лка (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · nv tsiiyéél (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · es bolillo (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · fr biture (a drunken spree) · ga borróg (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · de Teilchen (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · es pan mollete (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · te సిగ (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · ko 롤빵 (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · fa گرده (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · af bolletjie (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · es moño (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · it pagnotta (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · ka ფუნთუშა (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · ja バン (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · ja ロールパン (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · ko 흰 빵 (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · izh tuppu (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · mk лепче (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · gl caroucho (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · gl penla (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · ru пучо́к (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · ru бу́лка (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · de Weck (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · cs žemle (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · az kökə (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · dng бозы (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · gl caramiñola (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · es chongo (Esp., Guat., Mex.) (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · ga cocán (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · gl petada (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · ru шиньо́н (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · lt bandelė (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · el κότσος (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · az qoğal (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · et kukkel (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · la tutulus (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · hu zsemle (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · es panecillo (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · kok आंबाडो (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · ca panellet (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · az bulka (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · it panino (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · eu opil (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · eu motots (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · rom kilka (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · tr hamburger ekmeği (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · gl rodo (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · gd bonnach (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · nl broodje (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · ru запо́й (a drunken spree) · ca llesca (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · it michetta (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · nl knot (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · ru у́зел (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · hy բուլկի (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · ja 髷 (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · gl moucha (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · af bolla (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · gu અંબોડો (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · ca pasta (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · hi रोटी (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · sh жѐмичка (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · cmn 髮髻 /发髻 (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · cmn 髻 (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · sk žemľa (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · it sfilatino (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · pt pãozinho (doce) (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · af broodrolletjie (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · gl poia (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · it rosetta (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · nn bolle (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · de Hefestück (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · uk са́йка (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · pl kok (a tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) · arz كحكة (a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) · ru попо́йка (a drunken spree)