Devonshire split

ˈdɛvənʃər splɪt

Definition

Definition of Devonshire split - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

food

type of sweet bread roll from Devon, England

She served fresh Devonshire splits with cream and jam for afternoon tea..
Devonshire splits are a popular treat in local bakeries.
He enjoyed Devonshire splits with his morning coffee.

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type of sweet bread roll from Devon, England

Expressions with Devonshire

Devonshire cream

thick, clotted cream from Devon, England

She topped her scone with a generous dollop of Devonshire cream..

Expressions with split

split up

stop being together as a group

The band decided to split up after the tour.

split off

separate from a larger group or structure

The small faction decided to split off from the main party..

split hairs

argue about trivial details unnecessarily

He tends to split hairs during every discussion.

split ticket

ballot with candidates from multiple parties

She cast a split ticket in the election.

split the bill

share the payment of a bill among multiple people

They decided to split the bill after dinner.

for a split second

adv.

for a very short moment or instant

I thought I saw her for a split second.

in a split second

adv.

in an extremely short amount of time

She made the decision in a split second.

split sides laughing

laugh so hard that your body almost hurts from it

We split sides laughing at the movie's ridiculous final scene.

split a gut

laugh very hard and uncontrollably

We split a gut watching the comedy show.

split one's sides

laugh very hard at something funny

We split our sides at the comedian's jokes.

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French:petit pain brioché sucré du Devon, ...
German:Devonshire Split, ...
Italian:panino dolce del Devonshire, ...
Spanish:panecillo de Devonshire, ...
Portuguese:pãezinhos de Devonshire, ...
Chinese:德文郡面包, ...
Japanese:デヴォンシャースプリット, ...
Arabic:ديفونشير سبليت, ...
Hebrew:לְחַמְנִיַּת דֶּבוֹן, ...
Russian:девонширская булочка, ...
Ukrainian:девонширська булочка, ...
Hindi:डेवोनशायर स्प्लिट, ...
Bengali:ডেভনশায়ার স্প্লিট, ...
Catalan:Devonshire split, ...
Czech:devonská houska, ...
Danish:Devonshire split, ...
Dutch:Devonshire split, ...
Greek:ψωμάκι Ντέβον, ...
Hungarian:édes zsemle, ...
Khmer:នំប៉័ងផ្អែមរាងមូលបែបដេវ៉ុន, ...
Korean:데본셔 스플릿, ...
Persian:نان دوونشایر, ...
Polish:bułeczka z Devonshire, ...
Portuguese (BR):pãezinhos de Devonshire, ...
Romanian:chiflă Devonshire, ...
Swedish:söt brödrulle från Devon, ...
Thai:เดวอนเชียร์สปลิท, ...
Turkish:Devon usulü tatlı ekmek çöreği, ...
Vietnamese:bánh Devonshire, ...

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