monkey bread

noun

A type of gourd, the fruit of a baobab tree (Adansonia digitata), eaten by monkeys.

Similar
sour gourd
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Meanings

nounmonkey bread (countable and uncountable, plural monkey breads)

plural monkey breads · alternative monkey's bread

  1. countableuncountableA type of gourd, the fruit of a baobab tree (Adansonia digitata), eaten by monkeys.
  2. countableuncountableThe tree itself.
  3. UScountableuncountableA soft, sweet, sticky pastry sprinkled with cinnamon, often served at fairs and festivals.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAfrican gourd-like fruit with edible pulp

Similar
sour gourd
Broader
edible fruit
Also see
african baobabbaobabsour gourd

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian баобаб
  • баобаб (baobab)tree
German Affenbrotbaum
  • Affenbrotbaumtree
Hungarian majomkenyér, majomkenyérfa
  • majomkenyérfruit
  • majomkenyérfatree
Polish małpi chlebek
  • małpi chlebekpastry
Welsh bara mwnci, baobab
  • bara mwncifruit
  • baobabtree
  • coeden faobabtree
Cite this entry
APA

monkey bread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey%20bread

MLA

“monkey bread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey%20bread. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monkey bread,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey%20bread.

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