Definition

Noun: 1. A type of sweet bread or cake: Barmbrack is a traditional Irish bread or cake, typically containing dried fruits like currants and raisins. It is often associated with Halloween celebrations.

Examples

• Noun:
  • For Halloween, my grandmother always bakes a traditional barmbrack.
  • We sliced the barmbrack and served it with butter and tea.
  • The recipe for barmbrack includes soaking the dried fruit in tea overnight.

Advanced Usage

• "Halloween barmbrack": Specifies the version traditionally made for the Halloween festival, which often contains small symbolic items (like a ring or a coin) baked inside for fortune-telling.
  • Whoever finds the ring in the Halloween barmbrack is said to be the next to marry.

Variants and Related Words

• Barm brack (n): An alternative spelling for the same food item.
• Báirín Breac (n): The original Irish language name for barmbrack, meaning "speckled loaf."

Synonyms

• Fruit bread: A general term for bread containing dried or candied fruit.
• Tea loaf / Tea bread: A sweet, fruit-studded bread often served sliced and buttered, similar to barmbrack.

Noun

1. a rich currant cake or bun