simnel cake


simnel cake

(ˈsɪmnəl) n (Cookery) Brit a fruit cake containing a layer of marzipan, often coloured with saffron and topped with marzipan, traditionally eaten at Lent or Easter[C13 simenel, from Old French, from Latin simila fine flour, probably of Semitic origin; related to Greek semidalis fine flour]

sim′nel cake`

(ˈsɪm nl)
n.
Chiefly Brit. a rich fruitcake covered with almond paste. [1830–40; simnel, Middle English simenel < Old French, ultimately < Latin simila or Greek semídālis fine flour]
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