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farl

farl

1 9.9
A flat round bread cut into four pieces that people often eat for breakfast in Scotland or Ireland
  • noun
  • /fɑːl/
  • UK
: farl
  • She spread butter on her warm farl at breakfast.
  • soda farl

Examples

  • A traditional Irish breakfast often includes a farl alongside eggs and bacon.

  • I had a delicious farl with my breakfast.

  • He enjoyed a potato farl with his morning tea.

  • The baker made fresh farls this morning.

  • For breakfast, she toasted a piece of farl and spread butter on it.

  • He enjoyed his farl with baked beans and sausage for a hearty meal.

  • In the café, they served a traditional Irish breakfast that included a warm farl.

Synonyms

English muffin
vsfarl
15 1.6

A small, round, flat bread sliced in half and toasted

is usually cut into four pieces and served mainly in Scotland or Ireland
bannock
vsfarl
  • UK
1 9.6

A flat round bread made from oats or barley and cooked on a hot pan

is similar but usually cut into four pieces and served in Scotland or Ireland

Surface Forms

farl singular
farls plural

Etymology

Farl comes from an old word fardel meaning 'a fourth part', because people usually cut this flat bread into four pieces, so a farl is a scone cut into four parts.