Genoa cake

English

Etymology

From its origins in 16th-century Genoa as a Christmas cake.

Noun

Genoa cake (countable and uncountable, plural Genoa cakes)

1. (chiefly UK) A fruitcake consisting of sultanas, currants or raisins, glacé cherries, almonds, and candied orange peel or essence, cooked in a batter of flour, eggs, butter, and sugar.

Translations

type of fruitcake

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 熱那亞蛋糕／热那亚蛋糕 (Rènàyà dàngāo)

• Finnish: englantilainen hedelmäkakku
• French: galette génoise f
• German: Genueser Kuchen m, genuesischer Kuchen m
• Italian: pandolce basso m, pandolce (it) m
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