sweet roll
sweet roll — noun
1. a small sweet bread or pastry that is often topped with icing or filled with cin
a small sweet bread or pastry that is often topped with icing or filled with cinnamon, nuts, or dried fruit, and commonly eaten with coffee or tea
Tamar bought a sweet roll and a latte from the corner bakery every Saturday morning.
collocation: sweet roll + coffee / latte
The café's sweet rolls are topped with cream cheese icing and chopped walnuts.
topped with icing and nuts
Kasia warmed the sweet roll in the oven before serving it with butter.
Each morning the hotel buffet offered fresh sweet rolls alongside the coffee.
Diego's favourite sweet roll has cinnamon, raisins, and a thin layer of white icing.
- coffee roll
interchangeable in most contexts, though 'coffee roll' is less common in everyday speech
- cinnamon roll
a specific type of sweet roll made with cinnamon and sugar, narrower in meaning
用法筆記
This sense often describes a bakery-style roll with visible toppings or fillings, commonly sold in coffee shops.
2. a soft, usually round bread roll made with a slightly sweet dough, often served
a soft, usually round bread roll made with a slightly sweet dough, often served as a simple breakfast item or snack
Ayesha packed a sweet roll in her daughter's lunchbox as an afternoon treat.
simple snack or lunchbox item
The children shared a warm sweet roll with honey after school.
Cyrus spread butter on his sweet roll and ate it with a glass of milk.
Hui picked up a bag of sweet rolls from the bakery for the office meeting.
The sweet rolls at the farmer's market are soft, round, and just slightly sweet.
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense describes a simpler, plainer bun without elaborate toppings or fillings, closer to a slightly sweetened dinner roll.