A bun is a sweet or plain small bread or a round roll. It can be consumed as-is, made into a sandwich, or designed to be cut in half and filled with ingredients. "Bun" can also refer to a kind of filled dumpling, such as Chinese baozi.

Types of bun

• Bath bun
• Cinnamon bun
• Chelsea bun
• Colston bun
• Hamburger bun
• Hot cross bun
• Hot dog bun
• London bun
• Saffron bun
• Spiced bun
• Mantou - Chinese steamed bun

In Northern England "bun" can refer to a small cake, elsewhere called a fairycake, or cupcake.

Other meanings

• "Bun" is also Internet slang for newbie, formed by reversing nub, that was first used on Internet forum The Source. "Bunned" has also come to mean essentially the same as Pwned.
• "Bun" also may refer to a hairstyle in which the hair is pulled back and tied up in the shape of a bun.
• Bun is a commune of the Hautes-Pyrénées département, in southwestern France.
• "BUN" may also refer to Blood Urea Nitrogen, a common lab test ordered by physicians.
• Bun is a type of rice vermicelli served in Vietnamese cuisine.
• "Buns" is commonly-used slang for the buttocks.
• "Bun" is a candy bar manufactured by Pearson's.

Breads

Кифла | Pulla | バンズ | Bolle