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单词 simnel cake
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
simnel cake′  (simnl),USA pronunciation [Chiefly Brit.]
  1. Foodany of several kinds of rich fruitcake covered with almond paste.
  • Latin simila or Greek semídālis fine flour
  • Old French, ultimately
  • simnel, Middle English simenel 1830–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
simnel cake /ˈsɪmnəl/ n
  1. Brit a fruit cake containing a layer of marzipan, often coloured with saffron and topped with marzipan, traditionally eaten at Lent or Easter
Etymology: 13th Century simenel, from Old French, from Latin simila fine flour, probably of Semitic origin; related to Greek semidalis fine flour
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