black bun

noun

A fruitcake wrapped in pastry, originally eaten in Scotland on Twelfth Night but now enjoyed at Hogmanay.

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Meanings

nounblack bun (plural black buns)

plural black buns

  1. A fruitcake wrapped in pastry, originally eaten in Scotland on Twelfth Night but now enjoyed at Hogmanay.
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APA

black bun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20bun

MLA

“black bun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20bun. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black bun,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20bun.

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