hot cross buns

A form of hot cross bun — A bun, made with yeast and containing spices, currants and candied fruit, with a cross marked on the top, traditionally eaten on Good Friday in Christian countries.

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Meanings

nounhot cross buns pl
  1. pluralplural of hot cross bun
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