simnel cake

[ sim-nl ]

nounChiefly British.
  1. any of several kinds of rich fruitcake covered with almond paste.

Origin of simnel cake

1
1830–40; simnel,Middle English simenel<Old French, ultimately <Latin simila or Greek semídālis fine flour

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British Dictionary definitions for simnel cake

simnel cake

/ (ˈsɪmnəl) /


noun
  1. British a fruit cake containing a layer of marzipan, often coloured with saffron and topped with marzipan, traditionally eaten at Lent or Easter

Origin of simnel cake

1
C13 simenel, from Old French, from Latin simila fine flour, probably of Semitic origin; related to Greek semidalis fine flour

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