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Bun vs Teacake - What's the difference?

bun | teacake |

As nouns the difference between bun and teacake

is that bun is a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced while teacake is a flat, round bread bun, usually containing currants, sultanas or peel and often served toasted and buttered with tea.

As a verb bun

is to smoke cannabis.

As an initialism BUN

is blood, urea, nitrogen.

bun

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced.
  • A tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head.
  • (Ireland) A cupcake.
  • (slang, British) A drunken spree.
  • (Internet, slang) A newbie.
  • (dialect, obsolete) A squirrel or rabbit.

    • Synonyms

    * (hairstyle) French roll

    Derived terms

    * bun fight * bun stock * Chelsea bun * currant bun * have a bun in the oven * hot cross bun

    Verb

    (bunn)
  • (UK, slang) To smoke cannabis.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    teacake

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British) A flat, round bread bun, usually containing currants, sultanas or peel and often served toasted and buttered with tea.
  • (US) A traditional cookie.
  • (Australia) A sweet cake, sometimes sprinkled with cinnamon and caster sugar, often served warm.

    • See also

    * crumpet * muffin