simnel cake
noun/ˈsɪmnl keɪk/
/ˈsɪmnl keɪk/
[countable, uncountable]- a type of cake made with dried fruit, traditionally eaten in the UK at EasterWord Originmid 17th cent.: simnel from Old French simenel, based on Latin simila or Greek semidalis ‘fine flour’.
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