simnel cake
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Simnel cake — is a light fruit cake, similar to a Christmas cake, covered in marzipan, and eaten at Easter in the UK and Ireland. A layer of marzipan or almond paste is also baked into the middle of the cake. On the top of the cake, around the edge, are eleven … Wikipedia
simnel cake — UK [ˈsɪmn(ə)l ˌkeɪk] / US [ˈsɪmnəl ˌkeɪk] noun [countable] Word forms simnel cake : singular simnel cake plural simnel cakes British a type of cake containing dried fruit, traditionally eaten at Easter … English dictionary
simnel cake — sim|nel cake [ˈsımnəl ˌkeık] n BrE [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: simnel from Old French simenel, from Latin simila high quality flour ] a cake made with dried fruit that is traditionally eaten at Easter … Dictionary of contemporary English
simnel cake — [ sɪmn(ə)l] noun chiefly Brit. a rich fruit cake with a layer of marzipan on top and sometimes also inside, eaten especially at Easter or during Lent. Origin C17: simnel from OFr. simenel, based on L. simila or Gk semidalis fine flour … English new terms dictionary
simnel cake — sim′nel cake [[t]ˈsɪm nl[/t]] n. chiefly brit. coo a rich fruitcake covered with almond paste • Etymology: 1830–40; simnel, ME simenel < OF, ult. < L simila or Gk semídālis fine flour … From formal English to slang
simnel cake — /ˈsɪmnəl keɪk/ (say simnuhl kayk) noun a rich fruit cake traditionally eaten at mid Lent. {Middle English simnel, from Old French simenel, from Latin simila. See semolina} …
simnel cake — /sim nl/, Chiefly Brit. any of several kinds of rich fruitcake covered with almond paste. [1830 40; simnel, ME simenel < OF, ult. < L simila or Gk semídalis fine flour] * * * … Universalium
simnel cake — noun (C) BrE a cake made with dried fruit, that is traditionally eaten at Easter … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
simnel cake — n. Brit. a rich fruit cake, usu. with a marzipan layer and decoration, eaten esp. at Easter or during Lent. Etymology: ME f. OF simenel, ult. f. L simila or Gk semidalis fine flour … Useful english dictionary
Cake — For other uses, see Cake (disambiguation). A layered pound cake filled with raspberry jam and lemon curd, and finished with buttercream frosting Cake is a form of bread or bread like food. In its modern forms, it is typically a … Wikipedia
