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brönnie

nounfood

Traditional Shetland oat scone

A traditional Shetland oat scone; a small, round, and thick cake made from oatmeal.

Example in use

Gie's a warm brönnie an a cup o tea.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/BRUN-ee/

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Origin & context

old norsecurrentwarm

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