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hot cross bun

noun [C]
 
 

Definition

a round, sweet cake like bread with a cross painted on the top, eaten in some Christian countries at EasterBread
(Definition of hot cross bun noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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