bun

US: /ˈbən/
UK: /bˈʌn/


English Vietnamese dictionary


bun /bʌn/
  • danh từ
    • bánh bao nhân nho; bánh sữa nhỏ
    • búi tóc nhỏ
    • to have (get) a bun on
      • ngà ngà say
    • to take the bun
      • (thông tục) chiếm giải nhất; hơn tất cả mọi người
  • danh từ
    • chú thỏ; chú sóc (nhân cách hoá trong truyện của thiếu nhi)

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
1 [C] (BrE) a small round sweet cake: an iced bun
See also - HOT CROSS BUN
2 [C] (BrE also bap) a small round flat bread roll: a hamburger bun
Compare: ROLL
3 [C] long hair that has been twisted into a round shape and is worn on top or at the back of the head: She wore her hair in a bun.
4 (buns) [pl.] (slang, especially AmE) the two sides of a person's bottom
Idioms: have a bun in the oven (informal, humorous) to be pregnant

Collocation dictionary


1 small round cake

ADJ.

fresh | stale | cinnamon, cream, currant, hot cross, iced, sticky | hamburger

VERB + BUN

eat, have | bake, make
> Special page at FOOD

2 hair fastened in a round shape

ADJ.

neat, severe, tight | loose

PREP.

in a ~
a woman with her hair in a loose bun

PHRASES

pull/draw your hair back in(to) a bun
Her black hair was drawn back into a neat bun.
| tie your hair (back) in a bun, wear your hair in a bun


Concise English dictionary


bunsbʌn
noun
+small rounded bread either plain or sweet