bun

B2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /bʌn/ See IPA manual

Freq #8738

Meanings

1

noun
A small, round bread roll, either plain or sweet.

She bought fresh buns from the bakery for breakfast.
2

noun
A hairstyle in which the hair is wound into a tight round shape at the back of the head.

The dancer tied her hair up in a neat bun.
3

verb
To twist the hair into a round shape at the back of the head.

She bunned her hair before the gym class.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a small, round bread roll,... roll

2 noun · a hairstyle in which the... chignonhair bun

Word family

Forms buns

Derived forms bun-fightbun-headedbunheadbunlessbunlikebunnyhoneybunrockbunsea-bun

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hamburger bun
a round bread roll shaped to hold a hamburger

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English bunne (“wheat cake, bun”), from Anglo-Norman bugne (“bump on the head; fritter”), from Old French bugne (hence French beignet), from Frankish *bungjo (“little clump”), diminutive of *bungu (“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.

bunne Middle English bugne Old French *bungjo frk *bungô Proto-Germanic *bʰenǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European

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# bun

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /bʌn/
**Frequency rank:** 8738

## Meanings
1. A small, round bread roll, either plain or sweet.
2. A hairstyle in which the hair is wound into a tight round shape at the back of the head.
3. To twist the hair into a round shape at the back of the head.

## Examples
- She bought fresh buns from the bakery for breakfast.
- The dancer tied her hair up in a neat bun.
- She bunned her hair before the gym class.

## Derived Forms
- bun-fight
- bun-headed
- bunhead
- bunless
- bunlike
- bunny
- honeybun
- rockbun
- sea-bun

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bunne
- Root: bugne
- Root: *bungjo
- Root: *bungô
- Root: *bʰenǵʰ-

## Etymology
From Middle English bunne (“wheat cake, bun”), from Anglo-Norman bugne (“bump on the head; fritter”), from Old French bugne (hence French beignet), from Frankish *bungjo (“little clump”), diminutive of *bungu (“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.

## AI Etymology
Bun comes from Middle English bunne (“wheat cake, bun”), from Anglo-Norman bugne (“bump on the head; fritter”), from Old French bugne (hence French beignet), from Frankish *bungjo (“little clump”), diminutive of *bungu (“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.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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