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cinnamon bun

American  

noun

  1. a honey bun flavored with cinnamon and often containing raisins.


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I use it two days later to buy a loaf of rye bread, plus pastries for Salmon and me: ham-and-cheese croissant, cinnamon bun.

From Slate ● May 10, 2026

Then I rolled it up like a cinnamon bun.

From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2025

It’s often nicknamed the "cinnamon bun" strategy – after where the posh bakery, Gail’s, has its sites.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2024

The intestines were spiraled like a cinnamon bun, and the stomach had a muscular layer and a layer of glands, indicating that the fish used digestive juices.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 15, 2022

“Really sweet! And I’m not talking about the cinnamon bun smell.”

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

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