English Explanatory Dictionary

babka

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins; or with some single flavoring, e.g. chocolate, lemon, etc.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɑb.kə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-babka.wav

Word forms

babka babkas

Etymology

From a Slavic language likely via Yiddish באַבקע (babke). Compare baba (“rum soaked cake”).

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