English Explanatory Dictionary

Baumkuchen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of layer cake, traditionally baked on a spit, in which the layers resemble concentric tree rings.

Pronunciation

/ˈbaʊmˌkuːxən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Baumkuchen.wav

Word forms

Baumkuchen

Etymology

From German Baumkuchen (literally “tree cake”), because the concentric layers resemble tree rings.

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