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cinnamon bun

American  

noun

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


Example Sentences

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Then I rolled it up like a cinnamon bun.

From Salon

In fact, from a table outside the new Gail's you could easily throw a cinnamon bun and hit both a Caffe Nero and a Costa.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

The croissant and the cinnamon bun, however, she rated “10 out of 10.”

From Los Angeles Times