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noun
An Irish yeasted bread with sultanas and raisins.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a rich currant cake or bun
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: bread, breadstuff, staff of life
History
Etymology tree Old Irish bairgen Irish bairín Proto-Indo-European *perḱ-der. Proto-Celtic *brikkos Old Irish brecc Irish breac Irish bairín breacbor. English barmbrack Borrowed from Irish bairín breac.
