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bap

bap

1 8.0
A soft round bread roll used for sandwiches
  • noun
  • /bæp/
  • UK
: panecillo
  • For breakfast, I had a fresh bap filled with scrambled eggs and cheese.

Examples

  • I ordered a delicious bacon sandwich in a soft bap from the café.

  • The cottage was redolent with the fragrance of cinnamon nutmeg baps baking in the brick oven and tea on the fire.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Suddenly, I hear a bap-bap-bap at the door of our bungalow, as if somebody is excited to see me.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Last thing to get is burger baps and that's it.

  • The bakery sells warm baps that are perfect for making a hearty sandwich.

Synonyms

pao
vsbap
5 7.7

A soft steamed bun often filled with sweet or savory filling

is a baked British sandwich roll rather than a steamed filled bun
soft roll
vsbap
1 1.3

A small round bread made with yeast that has a soft crust and soft inside

is the British sandwich version of this roll rather than the generic term
pav
vsbap
  • Indian
1 8.9

A soft white bread roll served with Indian curry or street food

is used mainly as a British sandwich roll rather than an Indian accompaniment

How Soft

brioche
8 6.7
bap
  • UK
1 8.0
hard roll
1 2.1
cracker
  • US
150 1.0

Surface Forms

bap singular
baps plural

Etymology

Bap comes from Scots and northern English and may copy the soft 'pat' sound you make when you shape a small roll. So a bap is a soft, round bread roll often used for sandwiches.