From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhot-cross bunˌhot-cross ˈbun noun [countable] DFFa round sweet bread roll with a mark in the shape of a cross on top, that is traditionally eaten just before Easter
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hot-cross bun• Good Friday is about punks at Hastings, where I lived for many years, seen feeding a hot-cross bun to pigeons. 