barm

IPA/ˈbɑːm ˌkeɪk/
IPA/ˈbɑːrm ˌkeɪk/

barm — noun

  • barmsingular
  • barmsplural

1. a soft round bread roll, typically split and filled with savoury ingredients suc

1.名詞
釋義

a soft round bread roll, typically split and filled with savoury ingredients such as bacon or sausage — a term used mainly in northern England

例句

Dylan bought a bacon barm from the market stall every Saturday morning in Bolton.

collocation: bacon barm (typical fillings)

Aunt Maeve cut the warm barm and filled it with sausage and brown sauce.

同義詞
  • roll

    the general English term understood everywhere

  • bap

    another regional UK term for a soft bread roll, common in Scotland and the Midlands

  • cob

    used in the Midlands and parts of southern England for a round bread roll

文法句型

a barm

barm cake

用法筆記

Primarily used in the north of England, especially in Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Greater Manchester. A 'barm cake' is the same item, and the two terms are often used interchangeably.

常見錯誤

❌I ordered a barm in London and the waiter looked confused.
✅I ordered a bread roll in London and the waiter understood me.
💡'barm' is not widely understood in southern England or outside the UK.

2. a frothy layer of yeast that forms on the surface of fermenting malt drinks such

2.名詞
釋義

a frothy layer of yeast that forms on the surface of fermenting malt drinks such as beer or ale, used in traditional baking and brewing as a natural leavening or fermentation starter

例句

The brewer carefully removed the barm floating on top of the fermenting beer.

collocation: barm floating on top of fermenting beer

Folake watched the barm bubble as the malt liquid fermented in the jar.

同義詞
  • yeast

    the general modern term for the leavening agent

  • leaven

    a broader term for any substance that makes dough rise, including barm

  • starter

    a cultivated yeast culture used in modern artisan baking

文法句型

barm used as [something]

barm from [something]

用法筆記

Now largely historical. The slang adjective 'barmy' (meaning crazy or silly) derives from this sense — originally it meant 'covered in barm (yeast foam),' later evolving to mean 'full of frothy nonsense' and then simply 'mad.'

常見錯誤

❌The soup has a layer of barm on top.
✅The soup has a layer of foam on top.
💡'barm' refers specifically to brewing yeast, not any kind of foam.