Baumkuchen

English

Etymology

From German Baumkuchen (literally “tree cake”), because the concentric layers resemble tree rings.

Baumkuchen

Noun

Baumkuchen (uncountable)

1. A kind of layer cake, traditionally baked on a spit, in which the layers resemble concentric tree rings.

Translations

a kind of layered cake

• German: Baumkuchen (de) m
• Japanese: バウムクーヘン (ja) (baumukūhen), バームクーヘン (ja) (bāmukūhen)
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• Turkish: makara (tr)

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German

Etymology

From Baum (“tree”) +‎ Kuchen (“cake”), because the concentric-ring layers resemble tree rings.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaʊ̯mˌkuːχn̩/

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Noun

Baumkuchen m (genitive Baumkuchens, plural Baumkuchen)

1. Baumkuchen (layered cake)

Further reading

• “Baumkuchen” in Duden online