hot cross bun

noun

1. a bun with a cross of frosting on it, eaten chiefly during Lent.

hot cross bun

noun

1. a yeast bun with spices, currants, and sometimes candied peel, marked with a cross and traditionally eaten on Good Friday

Word History and Origins

Origin of hot cross bun¹

First recorded in 1725–35

Example Sentences

His one good eye, set in a round and wrinkled face, was like the currant in a hot cross bun.

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He waved a gay farewell, threw his arm round the waist of the hot cross-bun, and waltzed out of the Colonel's vision.

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In order not to be behind the times, the bread ration of the day was marked with a cross, to do duty as a “hot cross bun.”

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Not only was I given a bed, but one of their servants went and brought me a hot-cross bun and a glass of milk.

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