barmbrack

/ ˈbɑːmˌbræk /

noun

1. a loaf of bread with currants in it Alsobarnbrack Often shortened tobrack

Word History and Origins

Origin of barmbrack¹

from Irish Gaelic bairín breac speckled loaf

Example Sentences

That’s not the end of its attractions, however: barmbrack can also tell your fortune, as James Joyce’s short story Clay describes.

From The Guardian

It finished with barmbrack bread and butter pudding, Bushmill prunes and buttermilk ice cream.

From BBC

Also two green ware plates, on one of which she puts a barmbrack with a knife beside it.

From Project Gutenberg

Maria superintended the distribution of the barmbrack and saw that every woman got her four slices.

From Project Gutenberg