lamington

[ lam-ing-tuhn ]

noun

1. a cube or block of sponge cake coated with chocolate and dried coconut, and sometimes having a layer of cream or jam as filling, common in Australia and New Zealand.

lamington

/ ˈlæmɪŋtən /

noun

1. a cube of sponge cake coated in chocolate and dried coconut

Word History and Origins

Origin of lamington¹

First recorded in 1925–30; apparently named after Lord Lamington (Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 1860–1940), governor of Queensland (1896–1901)

Word History and Origins

Origin of lamington¹

C20 (in the earlier sense: a homburg hat): named after Baron Lamington , governor of Queensland (1896–1901)

Example Sentences

You take exit 26 and turn right on Rattlesnake Bridge Road, and then less than a mile later and you take a right on Lamington Road and you go about another mile before you take your third right onto the grounds of what is known as Trump National Golf Course Bedminster.

From Salon

There are two other country clubs off the same exit – the Fiddler's Elbow Country Club and the Lamington Farm Club, and most of the rest of the surrounding area could be called horsey – Rocking Horse Farm is nearby, as is Elite Equestrian International and Spook Hollow Farm.

From Salon

I'd say probably the lamington.

From Salon

All of those sorts of things are very hard to elevate, but being able to represent lamington in that form and way and do that final bang and say, "This is my last dish on 'Top Chef" .

From Salon

Established in 1933, the remote southeast Queensland lodge, set in Lamington National Park, is considered Australia’s first crowdfunded eco-tourism project and has hosted tens of thousands of the country’s schoolchildren and families.

From Washington Post