English Explanatory Dictionary

bara brith

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Welsh yeast bread enriched with dried fruit; also, a Welsh fruitcake made with self-raising flour but no yeast.

Pronunciation

/ˌbæɹə ˈbɹɪθ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bara brith.wav

Word forms

bara brith

Etymology

Etymology tree Welsh bara Proto-Celtic *mrixtos Proto-Brythonic *briθ Old Welsh brith Welsh brith Welsh bara brithbor. English bara brith Borrowed from Welsh bara brith (literally “speckled bread”), from bara (“bread”) + brith (“brindled, mottled, speckled”).

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