borróga
The Irish word for buns is borróga.
Did you know?
- The word 'boróg' is also the name of a specific type of traditional Irish footwear in some older, highly localized dialects.
- While 'buns' in English can sometimes be slang for body parts, using borróga in an Irish context is strictly culinary and carries no such anatomical double meaning.
- Traditionally, Irish borróga were made using soda instead of yeast, which gives them a denser texture than English buns.
Examples in context
- An bhfuil borróga ar an mbord?Are there buns on the table?
Example conversation
Cathal and Siobhán are in a bakery.
- CathalSiobhán, an bhfuil borróga anseo?Siobhán, are there buns here?
- SiobhánTá, féach ansin ar an mbord.Yes, look there on the table.
- CathalCeannóimnيد dhíochú borróga.I will buy two buns.
- SiobhánCeannóimnيد ceann freisin, Cathal.I will buy one too, Cathal.
