英语词汇“Pontefract cake”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Pontefract cake

/ˈpɒntɪfrakt

noun British

A flat round liquorice sweet.Another traditional British liquorice confection goes by the name of Pontefract cakes, or Yorkshire pennies, little shiny black liquorice sweets, about 2 cm in diameter, stamped with an impression of a castle and an owl....

The monks met a confectioner who started to produce the Pontefract cakes as sweets, which are still sold today.
Monkhill Confectionery in Pontefract, which produces the town's famous Pontefract cakes, employs around 500 staff.

Origin

Mid 19th century: named after Pontefract (earlier Pomfret), a town in northern England where the sweets were first made.

单词	Pontefract cake
释义	Pontefract cake /ˈpɒntɪfrakt / noun British A flat round liquorice sweet.Another traditional British liquorice confection goes by the name of Pontefract cakes, or Yorkshire pennies, little shiny black liquorice sweets, about 2 cm in diameter, stamped with an impression of a castle and an owl.... The monks met a confectioner who started to produce the Pontefract cakes as sweets, which are still sold today. Monkhill Confectionery in Pontefract, which produces the town's famous Pontefract cakes, employs around 500 staff. Origin Mid 19th century: named after Pontefract (earlier Pomfret), a town in northern England where the sweets were first made.
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