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hot-cross bun

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Food, dish
ˌhot-cross ˈbun noun [countable]  DFFa round sweet bread roll with a mark in the shape of a cross on top, that is traditionally eaten just before Easter 〔按传统在复活节前吃的〕十字甜面包
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hot-cross bunGood Friday is about punks at Hastings, where I lived for many years, seen feeding a hot-cross bun to pigeons.
ˌhot-cross ˈbun nounChineseSyllable
sweet Corpus round a with roll mark a bread


hot-cross bun
ˌhot-cross ˈbun noun [countable]
a round sweet bread roll with a mark in the shape of a cross on top, that is traditionally eaten just before Easter