cinnamon bun

noun

plural cinnamon buns

: cinnamon roll

Few things can be as tempting as a freshly baked cinnamon bun, still warm, dripping with icing and washed down with a cup of tea.

—Charlotte Albutt

… this was Copenhagen—and there was good coffee and cinnamon buns on offer in the wider city.

—Lee Tulloch

Examples of cinnamon bun in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

From morning cinnamon bun to evening martini, here’s how to spend a dreamy fall day in London. — Sarah Allard, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above