hotdog bun
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- noun
- /ˈhɑːtdɔɡ bʌn/
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pan de hotdog
- For lunch, I bought a juicy sausage and a fresh hotdog bun to enjoy at the park.
Examples
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As it is, I will settle for eating a hotdog bun.
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But it's like putting a dog turd in a hotdog bun.
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We ate the hotdogs leaning against the Tail o' the Pup, which was a small stand shaped like a hotdog bun with the hotdog sticking out at either end.
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The kids were excited to customize their hotdog buns with various toppings at the barbecue.
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At the food festival, the vendor served delicious hotdogs in soft hotdog buns.
Synonyms
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A small round bread roll that is plain or sweet
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A round soft bread roll cut in half to hold a burger and toppings
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A small round bread made with yeast that has a soft crust and soft inside
A long soft bread roll for holding a cooked sausage like a hot dog
A round soft bread roll for holding a cooked meat patty and toppings
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Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: a 'bun' (type of bread roll) specified as the one used for a 'hotdog' (cooked sausage). As a straightforward noun–noun compound where the second noun names the category and the first restricts its type, a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the intended referent.
Etymology
Hotdog bun comes from early street vendors who put a cooked hotdog, a long sausage, inside a soft bun so people could eat it with their hands. That's why the name means a roll made 'to hold' a hot dog.