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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOT CROSS BUN

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Hot cross bun is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HOT CROSS BUN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hot cross bun

Hot cross bun

A hot cross bun is a spiced sweet bun made with currants or raisins and marked with a cross on the top, traditionally eaten on Good Friday in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean, South Africa, India and Canada, but now available all year round in some places. Hot cross buns may go on sale in Australia as early as New Years Day, or after Christmas.

Definition of hot cross bun in the English dictionary

The definition of hot cross bun in the dictionary is a yeast bun with spices, currants, and sometimes candied peel, marked with a cross and traditionally eaten on Good Friday.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOT CROSS BUN

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WORDS THAT END LIKE HOT CROSS BUN

bath bun
black bun
bun
Chelsea bun
currant bun
fun
gun
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honeybun
Hun
in the long run
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Kun
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Synonyms and antonyms of hot cross bun in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «hot cross bun» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOT CROSS BUN

Find out the translation of hot cross bun to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hot cross bun from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hot cross bun» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

热十字髻
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pan caliente cruz
570 millions of speakers

English

hot cross bun
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गर्म पार रोटी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

كعكة عبر ساخنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

горячие булочки крест
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Bolo transversal quente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গরম ক্রস বান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hot cross bun
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Salib bun panas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hot Cross Bun
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ホットクロスバンズ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뜨거운 간 롤빵
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Panas salib bun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cross bun nóng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சூடான குறுக்கு ரொட்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हॉट क्रॉस रोटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

haç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hot cross bun
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hot cross bun
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гарячі булочки хрест
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Bun fierbinte cruce
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ζεστό σταυρό κουλούρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hot cross bun
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

heta kors bulle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hot kryss bun
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hot cross bun

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOT CROSS BUN»

The term «hot cross bun» is regularly used and occupies the 91.417 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOT CROSS BUN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hot cross bun

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOT CROSS BUN»

Discover the use of hot cross bun in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hot cross bun and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging of the Brain
The pontine cruciform hyperintensity (hot cross bun sign) represents degeneration of transverse pontocerebellar fibers. Increased ADC and decreased FA values are observed in the middle cerebral peduncle, basis pontis, and internal capsule ...
Toshio Moritani, Sven Ekholm, Per-Lennart A. Westesson, 2009
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CBT for Chronic Illness and Palliative Care: A Workbook and ...
Based on materials prepared for a Cancer Network sponsored training programme and modified to address the needs of a larger client population of people experiencing psychological distress due to physical ill-health, this innovative workbook ...
Nigel Sage, Michelle Sowden, Elizabeth Chorlton, 2013
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S/Nvq Level 2 Hairdressing with Barbering Candidate
The hair is then sectioned into four sections (hot-cross bun) and each section secured with a sectioning clip. On your trolley you will have prepared a tint bowl with a small amount of penetrating/treatment conditioner and a tint brush.
Leah Palmer, Nicci Moorman, 2005
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Encyclopedia of Movement Disorders, Three-Volume Set
Hot-Cross Bun Sign A Schrag, University College London, London, UK ã 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. The Hot-Cross Bun Sign The hot-cross bun sign ( Figure 1) is the neuroradiological finding of cross-shaped abnormal ...
‎2010
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Stories and Analogies in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
Don't express feelings, take everything personally, relationship gets worse Figure 1.2 Beginning a Formulation: the 'hot cross bun' diagram (figure 1.3). It recognizes three basic layers of unhelpful thinking: automatic negative thoughts lie on ...
Paul Blenkiron, 2010
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Brain Imaging: Case Review Series
DIAGNOSIS: MULTISYSTEM ATROPHY CEREBELLAR TYPE (MSA-c) Differential Diagnosis: Parkinson's Disease Imaging Findings: Axial T2-weighted MRI demonstrates the characteristic “hot cross bun sign” i.e. a cruciform hyperintensity in ...
Arora Ankur, Puri Sunil Kumar, Upreti Lalendra, 2011
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ALL THE YEAR ROUND
Do Tom, and Dick, and Lizzy, and Carry, when they assemble round the breakfast-table on hot cross bun day, and look out for their due share of these luxuries, do they observe that the buns are bigger in some years than others, as they ought ...
CHARLES DICKENS, 1870
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Theory Of Bakery And Confectionary
HOT CROSS BUN AND BUN CROSS PASTE TABLE 18.7 Methods Hot cross bun 1. Proceed as per the basic procedure. 2. Fruits should be added just before mixing is completed. They should be cleaned, chopped and soaked in warm water ...
Yogambal Ashokkumar, 2009
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Entertaining from Ancient Rome to the Super Bowl: An ...
The hot cross bun is a type of sweet spiced bun made with currants and leavened with yeast. The shape of the cross on the top of the bun is generally made out of icing but it can also be made simply by cutting the shape into the bun itself.
Melitta Weiss Adamson, Francine Segan, 2008
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Zolf
Perhaps that was because I thought I heard Reverend Weinberger say that Jesus had died on a hot cross bun to save everyone's immortal soul. To die for such a tasty pastry, preferably buttered, was a sacrifice worth making, I thought to myself  ...
Larry Zolf, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOT CROSS BUN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hot cross bun is used in the context of the following news items.
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London's Most Unusual Pub Interiors | Londonist
Every Good Friday a member of the Royal Navy lifts a fresh hot cross bun into the netting above the bar. The tradition has persisted for decades ... «Londonist, Jul 15»
2
Glastonbury's Healing Fields: festivalgoer wellbeing is not just for …
... work Glastonbury with a right eye that resembles the innards of a hot cross bun, probably goes top of the list of my all-time festival vibe killers. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
3
Easter recipe hacks: how to upcycle your hot cross buns
Of course, the true star of the Easter bread and butter pud is the humble hot cross bun, whose springy softness makes for a delightfully pillowy ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
4
Bikers rev up for annual hot cross bun run in Trowbridge
It may have been wet outside but it did not stop the convoy of more than 50 motorcyclists delivering warm hot cross buns to the residents of ... «Wiltshire Times, Apr 15»
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Forget hot cross buns - bring back lardy cake
My own favourite because it is everything the debased “luxury” hot cross bun isn't, is lardy cake – just dough, a few currants, sugar and pork fat. «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
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Gloucester baker Jane's Pantry goes into hot cross bun overload for …
But it wasn't always like that in England. Back in Tudor times, if you dared to sell a hot cross bun outside religious holidays, you were punished. «Gloucester Citizen, Apr 15»
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English woman says she spotted the face of Jesus in a hot cross bun
A woman in England, shopping for the traditional Good Friday treat of hot cross buns, got more than she bargain for when she says she spotted ... «AL.com, Apr 15»
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Hot cross bun and butter pudding with pears and chocolate recipe
Peel and core the pears and cut each into around eight wedges, tucking them between the hot cross bun slices. Break up the chocolate into ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
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Gunstones sees £10m spend for hot cross bun bakery
2 Sisters Food Group has invested £10m in a new state-of-the-art bakery extension at its Gunstones Bakery site in Dronfield, near Sheffield. «British Baker, Apr 15»
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Making hot cross buns with Bouchon Bakery
Traditionally eaten two days before Easter on Good Friday, the hot cross bun has its roots in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Superstition says ... «amNY, Mar 15»

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