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sweet roll vs cross bun

cross bun vs sweet roll

sweet roll and cross bun both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sweet roll Yes No No No
cross bun Yes No No No
As nouns, cross bun is a hyponym of sweet roll; that is, cross bun is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sweet roll:
  • sweet roll: any of numerous yeast-raised sweet rolls with our without raisins or nuts or spices or a glaze
  • cross bun: moderately sweet raised roll containing spices and raisins and citron and decorated with a cross-shaped sugar glaze
sweet roll (noun) cross bun (noun)
any of numerous yeast-raised sweet rolls with our without raisins or nuts or spices or a glaze moderately sweet raised roll containing spices and raisins and citron and decorated with a cross-shaped sugar glaze
Difference between sweet roll and cross bun

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