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    SWEET ROLL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Any of numerous yeast-raised sweet rolls with our without raisins or nuts or spices or a glazeplay

    Synonyms:

    coffee roll; sweet roll

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting foods and drinks

    Hypernyms ("sweet roll" is a kind of...):

    bun; roll (small rounded bread either plain or sweet)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sweet roll"):

    cross bun; hot cross bun (moderately sweet raised roll containing spices and raisins and citron and decorated with a cross-shaped sugar glaze)

    bear claw; bear paw (almond-flavored yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling a bear's claw)

    cinnamon bun; cinnamon roll; cinnamon snail (rolled dough spread with cinnamon and sugar (and raisins) then sliced before baking)

    caramel bun; honey bun; schnecken; sticky bun (rolled dough spread with sugar and nuts then sliced and baked in muffin tins with honey or sugar and butter in the bottom)

    pinwheel roll (pinwheel-shaped rolls spread with cinnamon and sugar and filled with e.g. jam before baking)

    danish; danish pastry (light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese)

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