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barmbrack
/ ˈbɑːmˌbræk /
noun
Often shortened to: brack. Also: barnbrack. a loaf of bread with currants in it
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Word History and Origins
Origin of barmbrack1
from Irish Gaelic bairín breac speckled loaf
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Example Sentences
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That’s not the end of its attractions, however: barmbrack can also tell your fortune, as James Joyce’s short story Clay describes.
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It finished with barmbrack bread and butter pudding, Bushmill prunes and buttermilk ice cream.
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Also two green ware plates, on one of which she puts a barmbrack with a knife beside it.
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Maria superintended the distribution of the barmbrack and saw that every woman got her four slices.
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