Bun
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A bun is a sweet or plain small bread or a round roll. It can be consumed as-is, made into a sandwich, or designed to be cut in half and filled with ingredients. "Bun" can also refer to a kind of filled dumpling, such as Chinese baozi. In Northern England, this may refer to a small cake.
[edit] Types of bun
- Bath bun
- Belgian bun
- Cinnamon bun
- Chelsea bun
- Colston bun
- Hamburger bun
- Hot cross bun
- Hot dog bun
- London bun
- Mantou - Chinese steamed bun
- Saffron bun
- Spiced bun
[edit] Other meanings
- Bún is a type of rice vermicelli served in Vietnamese cuisine.
- "Bun" may refer to a hairstyle in which the hair is pulled back and tied up in the shape of a bun, such as that of Princess Leia.
- Bun is a commune of the Hautes-Pyrénées département, in southwestern France.
- "Bun" is a candy bar manufactured by Pearson's.
- "BUN" may also refer to Blood Urea Nitrogen, a common lab test ordered by physicians.
- In North American English, "buns" is a slang term for the buttocks. It can also mean breasts.
- "Bun" is an Internet slang term meaning newbie, formed by reversing the letters of the word "nub." "Bunned" has also come to mean essentially the same as "pwned." This has seen particular prominance in FYAD, an internet message board.
- Bun also means the smoking of cannabis in some parts of Canada; this derives from the word "burn."
- Bun is also a slang term for the slang term shag. This can be said as "bunner" meaning shagger, and "bunning" meaning shagging.
 |
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. |
