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BAP/bæp/

A bap is a soft, round bread roll, especially in the north of England and Scotland. A bun can be sweet (iced bun) or a burger bun; a roll is the general word. Collocation: a bacon bap / a breakfast bap — filling inside the bread. Countable.

Meaning

A soft, round bread roll (UK, especially in the north).

Examples

• “I bought a bacon bap from the café near the bus stop.”
• “Two cheese baps and a tea, please.”
• “The bakery sells baps cheaper if you buy six.”

Good to know

a bap (UK, often northern). Contrast: a bun / a roll. a bacon bap.

Near in meaning

roll

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