bara brith
/ˌbæɹə ˈbɹɪθ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A Welsh yeast bread enriched with dried fruit; also, a Welsh fruitcake made with self-raising flour but no yeast.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Then there was the bun-loaf, or bara brith, one of the grand institutions of Llanfairpwllycrochon. Many were the pains taken over this huge loaf—made large enough to last a week or fortnight, according to the appetites of the juvenile partakers— [...]"
- "We must go all the same, Shonat anwyl (dear), or else we shall get no bara brith (currant bread) after the tea-parties. And fair play to Mrs. Jones, she does make very good bara brith, and plenty of it—I will say that for her, yes indeed!"
- "A little nervously, Jen tried making her own Bara Brith at Bryn Celin one Wednesday afternoon. [...] The loaves came out of the oven miraculously rounded and golden, filling the house with their rich smell, and Jen felt like crowing. From flour and sugar and yeast she had made her own bread instead of buying it in a shop."
- "You eat the bara brith in thick slices, spread with butter, at tea-time."
- "This loaf may sound unusual, but it is a favorite tea bread among quick bread lovers and very old-fashioned. While bara brith can also be made with yeast, the main requirement is that the cake be speckled with dried fruit steeped for a few hours in tea, rather like a simple fruitcake the Brits so love."
- "A good bara brith always calls for the fruit to be soaked overnight in strong tea. The cake improves with age, and is really good three or four days after baking. Or you can serve it warm from the oven, with lashings of salted butter and drizzled with more honey."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌbæɹə ˈbɹɪθ/
- British English: /ˌbæɹə ˈbɹɪθ/