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noun
A bread roll made by flattening the center of a ball of dough so that it becomes an oval shape and then folding the oval in half.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-England
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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noun
yeast-raised dinner roll made by folding a disk of dough before baking
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: bun, roll
History
After the Parker House Hotel in Boston, where it was invented.
