bonnagn.
/ˈbɒnəɡ/, U.S. /ˈbɑnəɡ/, Manx English /ˈbɒnəɡ/ Chiefly Manx English.
Originally probably: a large flat, unleavened loaf of barley bread cooked on a griddle and having a hard crust. In later use: a kind of soda bread, esp. one containing dried fruit and having a rich, cake-like texture.
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1894 Isle of Man Examiner 4 Aug. 5/5 Nor are barley bonnags, potatoes and herring, the chief food of the Manxman.
1895 Peel City Guardian 9 Feb. I called at Tom Carran's for nut meg..and from that..up to Linney's for a couple of bonnags.
1931 Peel City Guardian 12 Dec. 3/4 Nearly 300 Manx exiles from Liverpool, Manchester,..,and Warrington sat down to a real Manx tea, consisting of Bonnags, Pridda cakes, Soda cakes, Bunloaf, etc.
1960 Courier (Isle of Man) 5 Feb. 6/6 Favourite Manx items in the menu included bonnag.
2017 @Schizorella 21 June in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Cregneash is where I had my first ever taste of bonnag.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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