salt bread

noun

A crescent‑shaped bread roll made with butter and coarse salt.

OriginJapanese 塩パン →
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Meanings

nounsalt bread (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA crescent‑shaped bread roll made with butter and coarse salt.

Origin

  1. Japanese塩パン
  2. Englishsalt bread

Calque of Japanese 塩パン (shiopan).

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salt bread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salt%20bread

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“salt bread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salt%20bread. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salt bread,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salt%20bread.

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