n.a coined variation of
hot cross bun, a raisin pastry bun with white frosting in the shape of a
cross on the top. Generally eaten throughout the Easter season,
hot cross buns were originally
baked in
England and served on Good Friday, the Friday before Easter that is regarded in the
Christian church as the anniversary of the Crucifixion of Jesus
Christ.
a bun with a
cross of frosting on it; eaten chiefly during Lent (in
Christianity, a
time of
fasting and repentance in the early part of the year).