barmbrack

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noun

An Irish yeasted bread with sultanas and raisins.

OriginIrish bairín breac ← Old Irish brecc ← Proto-Celtic *brikkos →
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Meanings

nounbarmbrack (countable and uncountable, plural barmbracks)

plural barmbracks · alternative barm brack · alternative brambrack

  1. countableuncountableAn Irish yeasted bread with sultanas and raisins.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
barnbrack

Origin

  1. Old Irishbairgen
  2. Irishbairín
  3. Proto-Indo-European*perḱ-
  4. Proto-Celtic*brikkos
  5. Old Irishbrecc
  6. Irishbreac
  7. Irishbairín breac
  8. Englishbarmbrack

Borrowed from Irish bairín breac.

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APA

barmbrack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barmbrack

MLA

“barmbrack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barmbrack. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barmbrack,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barmbrack.

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