Bath bun

English

Bath bun with a cup of tea

Alternative forms

• bath bun

Etymology

From the English city of Bath, where it originated.

Noun

Bath bun (plural Bath buns)

1. A small, round baked good, having a bread-like consistency, topped with sugar or icing and sometimes small pieces of dried or candied fruit.
   • 1915, W. Somerset Maugham, chapter 103, in Of Human Bondage:

     [H]e felt hungry, so he bought a bath bun and ate it while he strolled along.

Further reading

• Bath bun on Wikipedia.Wikipedia