spekkoek

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch spekkoek, literally “bacon cake”, since its dark and light layers are thought to resemble streaky bacon.

Noun

spekkoek (uncountable)

  1. A spiced Indonesian layer cake.

Dutch

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Etymology

Compound of spek (bacon) +‎ koek (cake), named after streaky bacon for its light and dark layers.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɛ.kuk/
  • Hyphenation: spek‧koek

Noun

spekkoek m (plural spekkoeken)

  1. Indonesian layer cake, spekkoek.

Descendants

  • English: spekkoek