Bun
Pronunciation
- IPA: /bÊŒn/
- Rhymes: -ÊŒn
Origin
From Middle English bunne ("wheat cake, bun"), from Anglo-Norman bugne ("bump on the head; fritter"), from Old French bugne (hence French beignet), from Old Frankish *bungjo ("little clump"), diminutive of *bungo ("lump, clump"), from Proto-Germanic *bungô, *bunkô ("clump, lump, heap, crowd"), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ- ("thick, dense, fat"). Cognate with Dutch bonk ("clump, clot, cluster of fruits"). More at bunch.
Synonyms
- (hairstyle) French roll
Derived terms
Verb
- (UK, slang) To smoke cannabis.