So if you add a hot dog to a bun, and it’s called a hot dog, then what’s the bun?

it's a hot dog bun. it says that on the bag i think
 
Hot dog is both the term for the unified object and the singular dog
 
You're asking this, but nobody is asking what happens when the hot dog gets cold.

"There is a hot dog in the fridge", but is there really?
 
You're asking this, but nobody is asking what happens when the hot dog gets cold.

"There is a hot dog in the fridge", but is there really?
In its mind, it's still hot.
 
It's just a bun. A hot dog is a hot dog and adding a bun to it doesn't change the name in much the same way as frying a salmon in oil then adding some garlic and herbs, maybe a drizzle of lemon juice still means you ate salmon.
 
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