English Explanatory Dictionary

king cake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A decorative cake distributed among friends or visitors on Epiphany. In many traditions it contains a pea, a trinket or some other small object which entitles its finder to be the "king" for one day.

Pronunciation

/kɪŋ keɪk/ en-au-king cake.ogg

Word forms

king cake king cakes kingcake king's cake kings' cake

Etymology

Probably a calque of French galette des rois (literally “galette of the kings”), meaning the three Magi who visited the baby Jesus at Epiphany.

Synonyms

baby cake epiphany cake three kings' cake twelfth cake twelfth-day cake
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